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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Ville vue d’au-delà du soleil, 1955
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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)
Straße der Überlebenden, 1971

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Straße der Überlebenden, 1971

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Testament in gelb, 1971

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Testament in gelb, 1971

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Gesang der Wale, 1979

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Gesang der Wale, 1979

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The rain falls far from us, 1972

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The rain falls far from us, 1972

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Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 29, 2009

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, 1971–1972

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 13, 2009

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do

Sale Date: April 21, 2009

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Regentag - Look at it on a rainy day (portfolio...

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag - Look at it on a rainy day (portfolio...

Sale Date: April 21, 2009

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Garten ohne Grund

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Garten ohne Grund

Sale Date: April 21, 2009

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: April 24, 2009

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten (from..., 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten (from..., 1971

Sale Date: April 24, 2009

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten, 1971

Sale Date: April 18, 2009

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Ohne Titel, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Ohne Titel, 1969

Sale Date: April 22, 2009

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L'expulsion, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

L'expulsion, 1967

Sale Date: March 18, 2006

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Testament in Gelb, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Testament in Gelb, 1971

Sale Date: September 24, 2005

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Good Morning City-Bleeding Town, 1969

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Good Morning City-Bleeding Town, 1969

Sale Date: September 24, 2005

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In Gamba, 1990

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

In Gamba, 1990

Sale Date: April 15, 2009

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do, 1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do, 1984

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 15, 2009

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen,..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen,..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 15, 2009

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.8 (from..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.8 (from..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 15, 2009

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Irinaland über dem Balkan, pl.7 (from..., 1971–1972

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Irinaland über dem Balkan, pl.7 (from..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 15, 2009

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Regen auf Regentag, pl.5 (from Look at..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regen auf Regentag, pl.5 (from Look at..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 15, 2009

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Look at it on a rainy day (portfolio of , 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Look at it on a rainy day (portfolio of , 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 15, 2009

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