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.

Most Expensive Artwork Sold at Auction

Ville vue d’au-delà du soleil, 1955
Sold price: 618,794 USD

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)

DACH DER SEHNSUCHT, 1981

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DACH DER SEHNSUCHT, 1981

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WINDOW SPIRAL, 1978

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WINDOW SPIRAL, 1978

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FALL IN CLOUD - FALL IN FOG - FALL OUT, 1979

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FALL IN CLOUD - FALL IN FOG - FALL OUT, 1979

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DIE BÄUME SIND DIE BLUMEN DES GUTEN, 1982

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DIE BÄUME SIND DIE BLUMEN DES GUTEN, 1982

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FLOATING MEADOWS, 1978

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FLOATING MEADOWS, 1978

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ONE OF FIVE SEAMEN, 1975

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ONE OF FIVE SEAMEN, 1975

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LET US PRAY MANITOU WINS, 1981

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LET US PRAY MANITOU WINS, 1981

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STEAMER FROM FRONT WITH SHIPS, 1978

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STEAMER FROM FRONT WITH SHIPS, 1978

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2 BIS 13 SCHWIMMENDE FENSTER, 1979

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2 BIS 13 SCHWIMMENDE FENSTER, 1979

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WINDOW OUT OF THE POND - WINDOW INTO THE POND, 1978

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WINDOW OUT OF THE POND - WINDOW INTO THE POND, 1978

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ONE OF FIVE SEAMEN, 1975

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ONE OF FIVE SEAMEN, 1975

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WIESENMANN, 1974

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WIESENMANN, 1974

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FALL IN CLOUD - FALL IN FOG - FALL OUT, 1979

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FALL IN CLOUD - FALL IN FOG - FALL OUT, 1979

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SQUARE HUNDERTWASSER WAVY FACE, 1978

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SQUARE HUNDERTWASSER WAVY FACE, 1978

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SAD NOT SO SAD IS RAINSHINE, 1970

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SAD NOT SO SAD IS RAINSHINE, 1970

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GOOD MORNING CITY, 1970

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GOOD MORNING CITY, 1970

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HOMMAGE TO SCHRÖDER-SONNENSTERN, 1972

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HOMMAGE TO SCHRÖDER-SONNENSTERN, 1972

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NACHTZUG, 1978

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NACHTZUG, 1978

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GOOD MORNING CITY, 1970

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GOOD MORNING CITY, 1970

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OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MÜNCHEN 1972, 1971

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OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MÜNCHEN 1972, 1971

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DIE VIER FREMDEN, 1992

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DIE VIER FREMDEN, 1992

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DIE SEEREISE I, Paris, 1967

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DIE SEEREISE I, Paris, 1967

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KÖNIGREICH DER TORO, 1968

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KÖNIGREICH DER TORO, 1968

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DO NOT WAIT HOUSES - MOVE, 1989

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DO NOT WAIT HOUSES - MOVE, 1989

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