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)

Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, pl.10 , 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, pl.10 , 1971

Sale Date: December 5, 2008

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

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Menschenfreude (set of 6), 1986–1987

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Menschenfreude (set of 6), 1986–1987

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Il rotolante (set of 4), 1988

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Il rotolante (set of 4), 1988

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Die Hüte tragen die japanischen Kaiser, 1987

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Die Hüte tragen die japanischen Kaiser, 1987

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Green power, 1972

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Green power, 1972

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Rain of blood is falling into the garden..., 1972

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Rain of blood is falling into the garden..., 1972

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Pazifikdampfer, 1985

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Pazifikdampfer, 1985

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Two clouds raining seven colours, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Two clouds raining seven colours, 1972

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1971–1972

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 5, 2008

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Look at it on a rainy day (set of 10..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Look at it on a rainy day (set of 10..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 4, 2008

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Blue blues - Orange version

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Blue blues - Orange version

Sale Date: November 22, 2008

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An Arab woman, 1955

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An Arab woman, 1955

Sale Date: November 22, 2008

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: December 1, 2008

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten, 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 2, 2008

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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

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Flucht ins All, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Flucht ins All, 1971–1972

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Regen auf Regentag, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regen auf Regentag, 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 2, 2008

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Straße der Überlebenden, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Straße der Überlebenden, 1971–1972

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Ohne Titel, 1972

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Ohne Titel, 1972

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La lune en rodage, 1953

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La lune en rodage, 1953

Sale Date: December 2, 2008

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Dunkelbunter Regentag, 1978

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Dunkelbunter Regentag, 1978

Sale Date: December 2, 2008

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Regentag - Look at it on a rainy day..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag - Look at it on a rainy day..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 2, 2008

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