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
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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)
Look at it on a rainy day (complete..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Look at it on a rainy day (complete..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 20, 2007

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Nana Hyaku Mizu (complete portfolio), 1966–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Nana Hyaku Mizu (complete portfolio), 1966–1972

Sale Date: May 20, 2007

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Midori No Namida (portfolio of 5 works), 1971–1974

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Midori No Namida (portfolio of 5 works), 1971–1974

Sale Date: May 20, 2007

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Bleeding town (+ Good morning city; 2..., 1970–1971

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Bleeding town (+ Good morning city; 2..., 1970–1971

Sale Date: May 24, 2007

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

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

Sale Date: May 23, 2007

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Rain of Blood is falling into the Garden, 1972

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Rain of Blood is falling into the Garden, 1972

Sale Date: May 5, 2007

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Straße der Überlebenden, pl. 2 (from..., 1953–1963

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Straße der Überlebenden, pl. 2 (from..., 1953–1963

Sale Date: May 5, 2007

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Good Morning City, 1952–1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good Morning City, 1952–1969

Sale Date: May 5, 2007

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Die Nachbarn I. Spiralsonne und Mondhaus, 1967

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Die Nachbarn I. Spiralsonne und Mondhaus, 1967

Sale Date: May 5, 2007

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: May 7, 2007

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 7, 2007

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: May 7, 2007

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Look at it on a rainy day (incomplete..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Look at it on a rainy day (incomplete..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 7, 2007

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: May 7, 2007

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Nana Hyaku Mizu (portfolio of 7), 1966–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Nana Hyaku Mizu (portfolio of 7), 1966–1972

Sale Date: May 3, 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: April 25, 2007

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: April 25, 2007

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 26, 2007

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

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

Sale Date: April 26, 2007

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: April 28, 2007

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do

Sale Date: April 28, 2007

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Regentag auf Regentag (from Regentag)

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Regentag auf Regentag (from Regentag)

Sale Date: November 30, 2006

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The houses are hanging underneath the woods

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The houses are hanging underneath the woods

Sale Date: April 1, 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: April 4, 2007

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