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.

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Ville vue d’au-delà du soleil, 1955
Sold price: 618,794 USD

Friedensreich Hundertwasser Artworks

Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)

Little Palace of Illness (from the Nana..., 1970

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Little Palace of Illness (from the Nana..., 1970

Sale Date: April 20, 2023

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Qatar, 1982

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Sale Date: April 19, 2023

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Escape of The Indoor Sky, 1980

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Escape of The Indoor Sky, 1980

Sale Date: April 19, 2023

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town

Sale Date: April 16, 2023

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Sans titre

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Sale Date: April 5, 2023

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“Regentag auf Liebe Wellen” from the..., 1971–1972

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“Regentag auf Liebe Wellen” from the..., 1971–1972

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, 1972

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, 1972

Sale Date: April 13, 2023

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Blumenhaus, 1983

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Blumenhaus, 1983

Sale Date: March 30, 2023

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“10001 nights Homo Humus come va how do you..., 1984

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“10001 nights Homo Humus come va how do you..., 1984

Sale Date: March 28, 2023

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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: April 29, 2023

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Dach der Sehnsucht, 1982

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Dach der Sehnsucht, 1982

Sale Date: March 23, 2023

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Automobil mit roten Regentropfen, 1953

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Automobil mit roten Regentropfen, 1953

Sale Date: March 23, 2023

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“Eyebalance number five”

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“Eyebalance number five”

Sale Date: January 3, 2023

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Look at it on a Rainy Day (Regentag..., 1970–1972

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Look at it on a Rainy Day (Regentag..., 1970–1972

Sale Date: March 28, 2023

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Pazifikdampfer, 1985

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Pazifikdampfer, 1985

Sale Date: March 22, 2023

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Fall in cloud - Fall in fog - fall out, 1979–1980

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Fall in cloud - Fall in fog - fall out, 1979–1980

Sale Date: March 22, 2023

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Exodus into Space, 1972

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Exodus into Space, 1972

Sale Date: March 19, 2023

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Ville en Ville. Die Stadt-Stadt. Town in..., 1979

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Ville en Ville. Die Stadt-Stadt. Town in..., 1979

Sale Date: March 24, 2023

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Rotaprint Mappe, Art Club Vienna, 1951

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Rotaprint Mappe, Art Club Vienna, 1951

Sale Date: March 16, 2023

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"In Gamba", 1990

Sale Date: March 7, 2023

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"10002 Nights Homo Humus Come Va How Do You..., 1984

Sale Date: March 7, 2023

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"Irinaland über dem Balkan", 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 7, 2023

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“Regentag auf Liebe Wellen” from the..., 1971–1972

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“Regentag auf Liebe Wellen” from the..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 7, 2023

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: March 4, 2023

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