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)

Regentag (portfolio of 10), 1966–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag (portfolio of 10), 1966–1972

Sale Date: December 8, 2006

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Des Mandarins Lied vom weissen Nebel, 1992

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Des Mandarins Lied vom weissen Nebel, 1992

Sale Date: December 8, 2006

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Window out of the pond - window into the pond, 1978

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Window out of the pond - window into the pond, 1978

Sale Date: December 8, 2006

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, pl...., 1971

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, pl...., 1971

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Good morning city - bleeding town, 1970

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Good morning city - bleeding town, 1970

Sale Date: December 8, 2006

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Die Augen von Machu Picchú, 1966

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Die Augen von Machu Picchú, 1966

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Automobil mit roten Regentropfen, 1964

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Automobil mit roten Regentropfen, 1964

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Regen auf Regentag., 1971–1972

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Regen auf Regentag., 1971–1972

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Hommage a Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage a Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Good morning city - Bleeding Town., 1970–1971

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Good morning city - Bleeding Town., 1970–1971

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, pl.1 (from Look..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die fünfte Augenwaage, pl.1 (from Look..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 7, 2006

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Hängende Gärten, 1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hängende Gärten, 1978

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Ohne Titel

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The false Eyelash, 1967

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The false Eyelash, 1967

Sale Date: November 29, 2006

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Two Clouds raining seven Colors, 1976

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Two Clouds raining seven Colors, 1976

Sale Date: November 29, 2006

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Look at it on a rainy day (portfolio of 10), 1971

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Look at it on a rainy day (portfolio of 10), 1971

Sale Date: December 5, 2006

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Mit der Liebe warten tut weh, wenn die Liebe , 1972

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Mit der Liebe warten tut weh, wenn die Liebe , 1972

Sale Date: November 30, 2006

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Jacquis sharing, 1974–1975

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Jacquis sharing, 1974–1975

Sale Date: November 30, 2006

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Die vier Fremden, 1992

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Die vier Fremden, 1992

Sale Date: December 7, 2006

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Das Mandarins Lied vom weissen Nebel, 1992

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Das Mandarins Lied vom weissen Nebel, 1992

Sale Date: December 7, 2006

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Regentag - Look at it on a rainy day..., 1971–1972

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Regentag - Look at it on a rainy day..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 22, 2006

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One of five seamen, 1975

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One of five seamen, 1975

Sale Date: November 28, 2006

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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: November 28, 2006

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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: November 28, 2006

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