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

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)

Das falsche Augenlid. Opus 658, 1967

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Das falsche Augenlid. Opus 658, 1967

Sale Date: October 11, 2006

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Tibetblume, 1959

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Tibetblume, 1959

Sale Date: October 16, 2006

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Tree man vase vase tree man man vase tree, 1974

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Tree man vase vase tree man man vase tree, 1974

Sale Date: October 16, 2006

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Regentag (set of 10 w/cover, colophon..., 1971–1972

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Regentag (set of 10 w/cover, colophon..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 9, 2006

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Ein Regentag mit Walter Kampmann, 1969

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Ein Regentag mit Walter Kampmann, 1969

Sale Date: October 10, 2006

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Regentag (portfolio of 10), 1971

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Regentag (portfolio of 10), 1971

Sale Date: October 3, 2006

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Hommage à Schroeder-Sonnenstern

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Hommage à Schroeder-Sonnenstern

Sale Date: September 26, 2006

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White fog sound of a Mandarin, 1992

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White fog sound of a Mandarin, 1992

Sale Date: September 21, 2006

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Slow travel under the sun, la Barca - Regentag, 1969

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Slow travel under the sun, la Barca - Regentag, 1969

Sale Date: September 21, 2006

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Town in town, 1979

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Town in town, 1979

Sale Date: September 15, 2006

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10 002 nights homo humus come va how do you..., 1984

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10 002 nights homo humus come va how do you..., 1984

Sale Date: September 15, 2006

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Hommage a Schroder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage a Schroder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: September 7, 2006

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Homo Humus Come-Va -10002 nights

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Homo Humus Come-Va -10002 nights

Sale Date: September 7, 2006

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Flucht ins All, pl. 4 (from Look at It on a...

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Flucht ins All, pl. 4 (from Look at It on a...

Sale Date: May 21, 2006

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Take care when you walk over the prairie, 1976

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Take care when you walk over the prairie, 1976

Sale Date: September 26, 2006

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One of five seamen, 1975

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One of five seamen, 1975

Sale Date: September 26, 2006

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Irinaland over the Balkans (from Look..., 1971–1972

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Irinaland over the Balkans (from Look..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: September 26, 2006

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Street for survivors (from Look at it..., 1971–1972

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Street for survivors (from Look at it..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: September 26, 2006

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Midori No Namida (portfolio of 5), 1976

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Midori No Namida (portfolio of 5), 1976

Sale Date: March 19, 2006

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnerstern

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnerstern

Sale Date: June 27, 2006

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Il Rotolante: Creeper (+ 3 others; set..., 1985–1988

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Il Rotolante: Creeper (+ 3 others; set..., 1985–1988

Sale Date: July 6, 2006

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Good morning city, 1970

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Good morning city, 1970

Sale Date: July 6, 2006

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Hauser in Blutregen, 1961

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Hauser in Blutregen, 1961

Sale Date: July 6, 2006

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Hommage a Schroeder-Sonnenstern

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Hommage a Schroeder-Sonnenstern

Sale Date: June 22, 2006

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