Friedensreich Hundertwasser

(Austrian, 1928–2000)

Friedensreich Hundertwasser was an Austrian artist and designer whose passion for spirals and arabesque lines was largely inspired by Viennese Secessionists like Gustav Klimt. “Today we live in a chaos of straight lines, in a jungle of straight lines,” he critiqued of the man-made world. “If you do not believe this, take the trouble to count the straight lines which surround you. Then you will understand, for you will never finish counting.” Born Friedensreich Stowasser on December 15, 1928 in Vienna, Austria, he and his mother barely avoided persecution from the Nazi regime during World War II. After the war, the artist briefly enrolled in the Vienna Academy of Art before dropping out to travel extensively throughout Europe and Asia. As a designer in the 1950s, he undertook several large-scale architectural projects, including his famed Hundertwasserhaus. In the early 1970s, Hundertwasser purchased a number of properties in New Zealand where he would live out the remainder of his career. An outspoken activist against nuclear technology and pollution, the artist continued his involvement through the following decades. Hundertwasser passed away on February 19, 2000 while aboard the Queen Elizabeth II on its voyage from New Zealand to Europe. Today, his works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., among others.

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Contemporary Art, Contemporary Realism, Photography

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Ville vue d’au-delà du soleil, 1955
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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)
Die Hüte tragen die japanischen Kaiser, 1986–1987

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Die Hüte tragen die japanischen Kaiser, 1986–1987

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Green power, 1972

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Green power, 1972

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Kolumbus-Regentag in Indien, pl.6 (from , 1971–1972

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Kolumbus-Regentag in Indien, pl.6 (from , 1971–1972

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Die Schatten der Sterne, 1967

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Die Schatten der Sterne, 1967

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967

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Häuser im Blutregen, 1961

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Häuser im Blutregen, 1961

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Testament in Gelb, 1971

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Testament in Gelb, 1971

Sale Date: May 14, 2009

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Do not wait houses - move, 1989

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Do not wait houses - move, 1989

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Burning winter (Winter lichterloh), 1976

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Burning winter (Winter lichterloh), 1976

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Testament in Gelb, 1971

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Testament in Gelb, 1971

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, pl. 6..., 1971–1972

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, pl. 6..., 1971–1972

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Regentropfenzähler, 1981

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Regentropfenzähler, 1981

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Coral Flower, 1987–1988

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Coral Flower, 1987–1988

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The houses are hanging underneath the..., 1971–1972

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The houses are hanging underneath the..., 1971–1972

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A rainy day on the Regentag, pl.5 (from , 1971–1972

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A rainy day on the Regentag, pl.5 (from , 1971–1972

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Good Morning City

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Good Morning City

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Night train, 1978

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Night train, 1978

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Irinaland over the Balkan, 1971–1972

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Irinaland over the Balkan, 1971–1972

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A rainy day on Regentag, pl.5 (+ 2..., 1971–1972

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A rainy day on Regentag, pl.5 (+ 2..., 1971–1972

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It hurts to wait with love if love is..., 1971–1972

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It hurts to wait with love if love is..., 1971–1972

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Yellow last will, 1971

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Yellow last will, 1971

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Good Morning City Bleeding Town (Überarbeitete...

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Good Morning City Bleeding Town (Überarbeitete...

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Automobil mit roten Regentropfen (on 2 sheets), 1964

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Automobil mit roten Regentropfen (on 2 sheets), 1964

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Regentag, 2001

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Regentag, 2001

Sale Date: May 26, 2009

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