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)

Midori No Namida (portfolio of 5 w/index), 1971–1976

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Midori No Namida (portfolio of 5 w/index), 1971–1976

Sale Date: April 4, 2007

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Die Augen von Machu Picchu, 1966

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Augen von Machu Picchu, 1966

Sale Date: April 4, 2007

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Good morning city

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city

Sale Date: September 21, 2006

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Regentag in Siam, 1976-1977, 1976–1977

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag in Siam, 1976-1977, 1976–1977

Sale Date: March 24, 2007

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Conservation week, New Zealand, 1974

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Conservation week, New Zealand, 1974

Sale Date: March 25, 2007

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1002 Nights, Homo Humus Come Va How Do..., 1982–1984

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1002 Nights, Homo Humus Come Va How Do..., 1982–1984

Sale Date: March 25, 2007

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Collage pour Anatole, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Collage pour Anatole, 1971

Sale Date: March 25, 2007

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Transautomatique, 1959

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Transautomatique, 1959

Sale Date: March 26, 2007

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Tears of an artist, 1974

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Tears of an artist, 1974

Sale Date: March 31, 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: March 24, 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: March 24, 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: March 24, 2007

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1969–1970

Sale Date: March 24, 2007

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Bottlehousebath, 1992

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Bottlehousebath, 1992

Sale Date: March 31, 2007

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City Citizen, 1994

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

City Citizen, 1994

Sale Date: March 31, 2007

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In Gamba, 1987–1990

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

In Gamba, 1987–1990

Sale Date: March 31, 2007

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One of five seamen, 1975

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

One of five seamen, 1975

Sale Date: March 31, 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: March 31, 2007

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Testament in gelb, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Testament in gelb, 1971

Sale Date: March 31, 2007

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1970–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1970–1971

Sale Date: March 31, 2007

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Good morning City - Bleeding Town, 1970–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning City - Bleeding Town, 1970–1971

Sale Date: March 31, 2007

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Seereise II, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Seereise II, 1967

Sale Date: March 31, 2007

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Seereise II, 1967

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Seereise II, 1967

Sale Date: March 31, 2007

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Die Augen von Machu Picchú, 1966

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Die Augen von Machu Picchú, 1966

Sale Date: March 31, 2007

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