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)

Green power, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Green power, 1972

Sale Date: November 28, 2007

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967

Sale Date: November 28, 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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Schmied, Wieland; Hundertwasser. Persönlichkeit,

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Schmied, Wieland; Hundertwasser. Persönlichkeit,

Sale Date: November 10, 2007

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Panderma 3: Hommage au Dalaï-Lama, 1959–1960

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Panderma 3: Hommage au Dalaï-Lama, 1959–1960

Sale Date: November 10, 2007

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Homo humus come va, 10002 nights, 1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Homo humus come va, 10002 nights, 1984

Sale Date: November 17, 2007

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Spiralental, 1983

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Spiralental, 1983

Sale Date: November 22, 2007

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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: November 15, 2007

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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

Sale Date: November 15, 2007

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: November 15, 2007

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Street for surviver (from Regentag), 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Street for surviver (from Regentag), 1971

Sale Date: November 15, 2007

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Burning winter, 1976

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Burning winter, 1976

Sale Date: November 11, 2007

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Kreisverkerhr der strabengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkerhr der strabengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 12, 2007

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Let us pray Manitou wins, 1981

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Let us pray Manitou wins, 1981

Sale Date: November 12, 2007

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Hommage a Schröder Sonnenstern, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage a Schröder Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: November 12, 2007

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 12, 2007

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Die fünfte Augenwaage (from Look at it..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die fünfte Augenwaage (from Look at it..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 12, 2007

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: November 12, 2007

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Chemin à travers une fleur, 1958

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Chemin à travers une fleur, 1958

Sale Date: November 20, 2007

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Burning winter, 1976

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Burning winter, 1976

Sale Date: November 10, 2007

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: November 6, 2007

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Bottlehousebath, 1992–1994

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Bottlehousebath, 1992–1994

Sale Date: October 31, 2007

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Look at it on a Rainy Day (portfolio of , 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Look at it on a Rainy Day (portfolio of , 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 31, 2007

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Der Knabe mit den grünen Haaren, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Der Knabe mit den grünen Haaren, 1967

Sale Date: October 31, 2007

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