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

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: June 13, 2006

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Regentropfenzähler, 1981

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Regentropfenzähler, 1981

Sale Date: June 23, 2006

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La barca - Regentag, 1969

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La barca - Regentag, 1969

Sale Date: June 23, 2006

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Gib acht wenn Du über die Prärie gehst, 1976

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Gib acht wenn Du über die Prärie gehst, 1976

Sale Date: June 23, 2006

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Ein Regentag mit Walter Kampmann, 1969

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Ein Regentag mit Walter Kampmann, 1969

Sale Date: June 23, 2006

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Blumenhaus, 1983

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Blumenhaus, 1983

Sale Date: June 23, 2006

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Blobs grow in beloved gardens, 1975

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Blobs grow in beloved gardens, 1975

Sale Date: June 22, 2006

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Regentag (portfolio of 10 w/cover,..., 1966–1972

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Regentag (portfolio of 10 w/cover,..., 1966–1972

Sale Date: June 9, 2006

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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: June 9, 2006

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Testament in gelb, 1971

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Testament in gelb, 1971

Sale Date: June 9, 2006

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970

Sale Date: June 9, 2006

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Häuser im Blutregen, 1961

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Häuser im Blutregen, 1961

Sale Date: June 9, 2006

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10'002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do, 1984

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10'002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do, 1984

Sale Date: June 21, 2006

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien (from Look..., 1971–1972

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien (from Look..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 21, 2006

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Die fünfte Augenwaage (from Look at it..., 1971–1972

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Die fünfte Augenwaage (from Look at it..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 21, 2006

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Black girl - Finding in the Blue Mountains of...

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Black girl - Finding in the Blue Mountains of...

Sale Date: June 14, 2006

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Black girl - Finding in the Blue Mountains of...

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Black girl - Finding in the Blue Mountains of...

Sale Date: June 14, 2006

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Look at it on a rainy day (set of 10), 1971–1972

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Look at it on a rainy day (set of 10), 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 2, 2006

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Flucht ins All, 1971–1972

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Flucht ins All, 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 2, 2006

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Abschied aus Afrika, 1967

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Abschied aus Afrika, 1967

Sale Date: June 2, 2006

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Regentag on waves of love, pl. 8 (from..., 1971–1972

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Regentag on waves of love, pl. 8 (from..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 31, 2006

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Irinaland over the Balkans, pl. 7 (from , 1971–1972

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Irinaland over the Balkans, pl. 7 (from , 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 31, 2006

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Columbus rainy day in India, pl. 6..., 1971–1972

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Columbus rainy day in India, pl. 6..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 31, 2006

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Eyebalance number five, pl. 1 (from..., 1971–1972

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Eyebalance number five, pl. 1 (from..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 31, 2006

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