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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Contemporary Art, Contemporary Realism, Photography

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Ville vue d’au-delà du soleil, 1955
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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)
Flucht ins All, 1971

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Flucht ins All, 1971

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, 1971

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, 1971

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, 1971

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, 1971

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Good Morning City. Bleeding town, 1970

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Good Morning City. Bleeding town, 1970

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Flucht ins All, 1971

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Flucht ins All, 1971

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Street for Survivors, 1972

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Street for Survivors, 1972

Sale Date: March 4, 2023

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CONSERVATION WEEK 1974, NEW ZEALAND, 1974

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CONSERVATION WEEK 1974, NEW ZEALAND, 1974

Sale Date: February 14, 2023

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CONSERVATION WEEK 1974, NEW ZEALAND, 1974

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CONSERVATION WEEK 1974, NEW ZEALAND, 1974

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"Regen auf Regentag", 1971–1972

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"Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten", 1971

Sale Date: February 14, 2023

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Fall in Cloud, 1979

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Fall in Cloud, 1979

Sale Date: February 9, 2023

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va

Sale Date: August 23, 2022

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The endless city, 1988

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The endless city, 1988

Sale Date: February 8, 2023

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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

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2 to 13 windows afloat, 1979

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2 to 13 windows afloat, 1979

Sale Date: February 8, 2023

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Homo Humus Come va 10002 Nights, 1000

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Homo Humus Come va 10002 Nights, 1000

Sale Date: December 8, 2022

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LOOK AT IT ON A RAINY DAY, 1970-72, 1970–1972

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LOOK AT IT ON A RAINY DAY, 1970-72, 1970–1972

Sale Date: January 25, 2023

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"Good Morning City", 1969–1970

Sale Date: January 17, 2023

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen (Rainy Day on Waves of

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen (Rainy Day on Waves of

Sale Date: November 20, 2022

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Good Morning City, 1970

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Good Morning City, 1970

Sale Date: November 20, 2022

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It Hurts To Wait with Love If Love is..., 1971

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It Hurts To Wait with Love If Love is..., 1971

Sale Date: November 20, 2022

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen (Nr. 8 im..., 1970–1971

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen (Nr. 8 im..., 1970–1971

Sale Date: January 30, 2023

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Regen auf Regentag (Nr. 5 im Portfolio „Look , 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regen auf Regentag (Nr. 5 im Portfolio „Look , 1971

Sale Date: January 30, 2023

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