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)

Das falsche Augenlid, 1967

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967

Sale Date: June 12, 2007

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10.002 nights Homo Humus come var how do you , 1984

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10.002 nights Homo Humus come var how do you , 1984

Sale Date: June 20, 2007

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Good morning city, 1969

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Good morning city, 1969

Sale Date: June 12, 2007

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The Koru flag, 1986

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The Koru flag, 1986

Sale Date: June 7, 2007

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

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

Sale Date: June 7, 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: June 9, 2007

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The rain falls far from us (from Midori No..., 1982

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The rain falls far from us (from Midori No..., 1982

Sale Date: June 9, 2007

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Des Mandarins Lied im weißen Nebel, 1992

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Des Mandarins Lied im weißen Nebel, 1992

Sale Date: June 6, 2007

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Do not wait houses-move, 1989

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Do not wait houses-move, 1989

Sale Date: June 6, 2007

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The rain falls far from us (from Midori , 1972–1975

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The rain falls far from us (from Midori , 1972–1975

Sale Date: June 6, 2007

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970–1971

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970–1971

Sale Date: June 6, 2007

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970–1971

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970–1971

Sale Date: June 6, 2007

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Spectacles in the small face (from Nana..., 1968

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Spectacles in the small face (from Nana..., 1968

Sale Date: June 6, 2007

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Südsee II - Reise zur See und mit der Bahn, 1967

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Südsee II - Reise zur See und mit der Bahn, 1967

Sale Date: June 6, 2007

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The eyes of Machu Picchu, 1966

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The eyes of Machu Picchu, 1966

Sale Date: June 6, 2007

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

Sale Date: June 6, 2007

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Fall in Cloud, Fall in Fog, Fall out, 1979

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Fall in Cloud, Fall in Fog, Fall out, 1979

Sale Date: June 6, 2007

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Rocket earth sky, 1988

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Rocket earth sky, 1988

Sale Date: June 1, 2007

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Fall in cloud, fall in fog, fall out, 1979

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Fall in cloud, fall in fog, fall out, 1979

Sale Date: June 1, 2007

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Bärnbacher Andacht (Im Sommer), 1987

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Bärnbacher Andacht (Im Sommer), 1987

Sale Date: June 1, 2007

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Look at it on a rainy day (set of 10 ), 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Look at it on a rainy day (set of 10 ), 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 1, 2007

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Irinaland ueber dem Balkan, pl.7 (from..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Irinaland ueber dem Balkan, pl.7 (from..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 9, 2007

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: June 9, 2007

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

Sale Date: June 9, 2007

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