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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser Artworks

Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)

Town in town, 1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Town in town, 1979

Sale Date: March 6, 2009

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Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1972

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Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1972

Sale Date: February 16, 2009

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: January 16, 2009

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Wandteppich, 1960–1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Wandteppich, 1960–1969

Sale Date: January 20, 2009

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Des Mandarins Lied vom weissen Nebel, 1992

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Des Mandarins Lied vom weissen Nebel, 1992

Sale Date: January 27, 2009

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Mit der Liebe warten tut weh, wenn die..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Mit der Liebe warten tut weh, wenn die..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: January 27, 2009

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: August 26, 2008

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: September 22, 2008

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Good morning city - bleeding town, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city - bleeding town, 1969

Sale Date: November 29, 2008

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Insel der verlorenen Wünsche (w/bk), 1979

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Insel der verlorenen Wünsche (w/bk), 1979

Sale Date: November 29, 2008

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Good morning city - bleeding town, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city - bleeding town, 1969

Sale Date: November 29, 2008

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Die fünfte Augenwaage

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die fünfte Augenwaage

Sale Date: December 15, 2008

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Kreisswerkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, , 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisswerkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, , 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 15, 2008

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L'automobiliste, 1958

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

L'automobiliste, 1958

Sale Date: December 19, 2008

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen (from Regentag)

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen (from Regentag)

Sale Date: December 15, 2008

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Das falsche Augenlid, 1967

Sale Date: December 17, 2008

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Flucht ins All, pl. 4 (from Regentag), 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Flucht ins All, pl. 4 (from Regentag), 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 11, 2008

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Fall in cloud - Fall in fog - Fall out, 1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Fall in cloud - Fall in fog - Fall out, 1979

Sale Date: December 6, 2008

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Regentag (portfolio of 10 w/justif...., 1966–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag (portfolio of 10 w/justif...., 1966–1972

Sale Date: December 6, 2008

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Testament in gelb, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Testament in gelb, 1971

Sale Date: December 6, 2008

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The rain falls far from us (from Midori No..., 1972

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The rain falls far from us (from Midori No..., 1972

Sale Date: December 6, 2008

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Save the rain (poster design + imp. of same; , 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Save the rain (poster design + imp. of same; , 1972

Sale Date: December 6, 2008

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Columbus rainy day India, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Columbus rainy day India, 1972

Sale Date: December 5, 2008

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Winter lichterloh, 1976

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Winter lichterloh, 1976

Sale Date: December 5, 2008

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