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)

Good Morning City, Bleeding Town, 1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good Morning City, Bleeding Town, 1970

Sale Date: February 23, 2008

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Hängende Gärten, 1978

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Hängende Gärten, 1978

Sale Date: January 23, 2008

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Fensterspirale, 1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Fensterspirale, 1978

Sale Date: January 23, 2008

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Hommage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: November 1, 2007

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Hommage a Van Gogh, 1998

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage a Van Gogh, 1998

Sale Date: December 10, 2007

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Hommage à shröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à shröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: December 4, 2007

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstern

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstern

Sale Date: November 24, 2007

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Good morning city - bleeding town, 1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city - bleeding town, 1970

Sale Date: November 24, 2007

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Good morning city - bleeding town, 1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city - bleeding town, 1970

Sale Date: November 24, 2007

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Good morning city - bleeding town

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city - bleeding town

Sale Date: November 24, 2007

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Testament in gelb, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Testament in gelb, 1971

Sale Date: November 24, 2007

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: December 1, 2007

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Regentag (portfolio of 10), 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag (portfolio of 10), 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 1, 2007

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La pluie sur pieds debout, 1959

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

La pluie sur pieds debout, 1959

Sale Date: December 11, 2007

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Gespräch im Blutregen, 1997

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Gespräch im Blutregen, 1997

Sale Date: December 7, 2007

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Do not wait houses move, 1989

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Do not wait houses move, 1989

Sale Date: December 7, 2007

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Let us Pray Manitou wins, 1981

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Let us Pray Manitou wins, 1981

Sale Date: December 7, 2007

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 7, 2007

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien (pl. 6 from , 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kolumbus Regentag in Indien (pl. 6 from , 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 7, 2007

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Flucht ins All (pl. 4 from Look at it..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Flucht ins All (pl. 4 from Look at it..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 7, 2007

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Die fünfte Augenwaage (pl. 1 from..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die fünfte Augenwaage (pl. 1 from..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 7, 2007

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Testament in Gelb, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Testament in Gelb, 1971

Sale Date: December 7, 2007

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1970

Sale Date: December 7, 2007

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Königreich der Toro, 1968

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Königreich der Toro, 1968

Sale Date: December 7, 2007

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