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)

Regentropfenzähler, 1981

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentropfenzähler, 1981

Sale Date: September 22, 2007

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Let us pray Manitou wins, 1981

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Let us pray Manitou wins, 1981

Sale Date: September 22, 2007

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: September 22, 2007

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Regen auf Regentag, pl. 5 (from Look at , 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regen auf Regentag, pl. 5 (from Look at , 1971–1972

Sale Date: September 22, 2007

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Regen auf Regentag, pl. 5 (from Look at , 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regen auf Regentag, pl. 5 (from Look at , 1971–1972

Sale Date: September 22, 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: September 22, 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: September 22, 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: September 22, 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: September 22, 2007

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: September 22, 2007

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: September 22, 2007

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: September 22, 2007

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: September 22, 2007

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: September 22, 2007

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: September 22, 2007

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: September 22, 2007

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Fall in cloud fall in cog fall out, 1973–1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Fall in cloud fall in cog fall out, 1973–1978

Sale Date: September 22, 2007

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Homo Humus come va, 1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Homo Humus come va, 1984

Sale Date: September 20, 2007

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: September 20, 2007

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One of five seamen (complete set of 5 works), 1975

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

One of five seamen (complete set of 5 works), 1975

Sale Date: September 19, 2007

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Blood garden house, 1974

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Blood garden house, 1974

Sale Date: September 19, 2007

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Two clouds raining seven colors (from Midori , 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Two clouds raining seven colors (from Midori , 1972

Sale Date: September 19, 2007

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King Kong, 1968

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

King Kong, 1968

Sale Date: September 19, 2007

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: August 28, 2007

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