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)

Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

Sale Date: April 26, 2008

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: March 30, 2008

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Regentag in Siam, 1976–1977

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag in Siam, 1976–1977

Sale Date: April 15, 2008

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The End of the Road - Plakat zur Olympia..., 1984

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The End of the Road - Plakat zur Olympia..., 1984

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Good Morning City, 1969

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Good Morning City, 1969

Sale Date: April 9, 2008

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Good Morning City Bleeding Town, 1969–1971

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Good Morning City Bleeding Town, 1969–1971

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Pazifikdampfer, 1985

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Pazifikdampfer, 1985

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One of five seamen, 1975

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One of five seamen, 1975

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Ein Regentag mit Walter Kampman, 1968

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Ein Regentag mit Walter Kampman, 1968

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Regen auf Regentag, 1971–1972

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Regen auf Regentag, 1971–1972

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1969–1970

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1969–1970

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In Gamba, 1987

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In Gamba, 1987

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10002 Nights homo humus come va how do..., 1982–1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

10002 Nights homo humus come va how do..., 1982–1984

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One of five seamen, 1975

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One of five seamen, 1975

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City Citizen, 1994

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City Citizen, 1994

Sale Date: April 5, 2008

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten, 1971

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten, 1971

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, 1971

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, 1971

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, 1971

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, 1971

Sale Date: April 5, 2008

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1971

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1971

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Regen auf Regentag, 1971

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Regen auf Regentag, 1971

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Regen auf Regentag, 1971

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Regen auf Regentag, 1971

Sale Date: April 5, 2008

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