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)

Flucht ins All, 1971–1972

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Flucht ins All, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 28, 2008

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: November 28, 2008

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Häuser mit den Zwiebeln, 1992

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Häuser mit den Zwiebeln, 1992

Sale Date: November 24, 2008

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Tender dinghi, 1997

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Tender dinghi, 1997

Sale Date: November 24, 2008

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Good morning city bleeding town, 1971

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Good morning city bleeding town, 1971

Sale Date: November 25, 2008

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

Sale Date: November 29, 2008

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Der Untergang Venedigs, 1972–1973

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Der Untergang Venedigs, 1972–1973

Sale Date: November 29, 2008

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Peace treaty with Nature - Friedensvertrag..., 1987

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Peace treaty with Nature - Friedensvertrag..., 1987

Sale Date: November 29, 2008

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Gib acht wenn du über die Prärie gehst (+..., 1976

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Gib acht wenn du über die Prärie gehst (+..., 1976

Sale Date: November 29, 2008

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Midori No Namida, rain falls far from us, 1972

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Midori No Namida, rain falls far from us, 1972

Sale Date: November 23, 2008

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Nan Hyaku Mizu, spectacles in the small face, 1968

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Nan Hyaku Mizu, spectacles in the small face, 1968

Sale Date: November 23, 2008

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: December 4, 2008

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The eyes of Machu Picchú, 1966

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The eyes of Machu Picchú, 1966

Sale Date: December 3, 2008

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Seereise II - Reise zur See und mit der Bahn, 1967

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Seereise II - Reise zur See und mit der Bahn, 1967

Sale Date: November 26, 2008

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Automobil mit roten Regentropfen (on 2..., 1953–1964

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Automobil mit roten Regentropfen (on 2..., 1953–1964

Sale Date: November 26, 2008

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Der Knabe mit den grünen Haaren, 1967

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Der Knabe mit den grünen Haaren, 1967

Sale Date: November 26, 2008

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Green power, 1972

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Green power, 1972

Sale Date: November 26, 2008

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Good morning city - Bleeding town (2..., 1970–1971

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Good morning city - Bleeding town (2..., 1970–1971

Sale Date: November 13, 2008

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Regentag (wooden case w/10 works), 1971–1972

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Regentag (wooden case w/10 works), 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 13, 2008

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Homo Humus Come Va, 1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Homo Humus Come Va, 1984

Sale Date: November 20, 2008

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Night train, 1978

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Night train, 1978

Sale Date: November 20, 2008

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: November 19, 2008

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In Gamba, 1987–1989

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

In Gamba, 1987–1989

Sale Date: November 13, 2008

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Sad not so sad is Rainshine from Rainday on..., 1970

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Sad not so sad is Rainshine from Rainday on..., 1970

Sale Date: November 19, 2008

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