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)

The Regentag suite (portfolio of 10), 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The Regentag suite (portfolio of 10), 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 12, 2008

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Exodus into space (from Look at it on a rainy day)

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Exodus into space (from Look at it on a rainy day)

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Shadow of the stars, 1967

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Shadow of the stars, 1967

Sale Date: June 12, 2008

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Five compositions (from the portfolio Midori , 1975

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Five compositions (from the portfolio Midori , 1975

Sale Date: June 12, 2008

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Good Morning City, 1970

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Good Morning City, 1970

Sale Date: June 10, 2008

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Kreisverkerhr der Strabengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkerhr der Strabengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 3, 2008

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: May 23, 2008

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

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

Sale Date: May 28, 2008

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Flucht mit durchbohrter Spirale - Dalai Lama, 1959

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Flucht mit durchbohrter Spirale - Dalai Lama, 1959

Sale Date: June 5, 2008

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Joy of Man (portfolio of 6 w/title pg. & , 1986

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Joy of Man (portfolio of 6 w/title pg. & , 1986

Sale Date: June 5, 2008

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Do not wait houses-move, 1989

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Do not wait houses-move, 1989

Sale Date: May 28, 2008

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Gespräch im Blutregen, 1997

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Gespräch im Blutregen, 1997

Sale Date: May 28, 2008

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

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

Sale Date: May 31, 2008

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Green Power, 1972

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Green Power, 1972

Sale Date: May 31, 2008

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1971

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1971

Sale Date: May 31, 2008

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Good Morning City, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good Morning City, 1969–1970

Sale Date: May 31, 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: May 31, 2008

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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: May 31, 2008

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A rainy day on the Regentag, pl.5 (from , 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

A rainy day on the Regentag, pl.5 (from , 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 27, 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: May 27, 2008

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: May 27, 2008

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Die Schatten der Sterne, 1967

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Die Schatten der Sterne, 1967

Sale Date: May 27, 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: May 27, 2008

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Automobile with red raindrops, 1953–1964

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Automobile with red raindrops, 1953–1964

Sale Date: May 27, 2008

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