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.

Friedensreich Hundertwasser Artworks

Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)
Waiting houses, 1969

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Waiting houses, 1969

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A rainy day with Walter Kampmann, 1969

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A rainy day with Walter Kampmann, 1969

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King Kong, 1968

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King Kong, 1968

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Spiralsun (+ 4 others; 5 works from..., 1967–1972

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Spiralsun (+ 4 others; 5 works from..., 1967–1972

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Goodbye from Africa, 1967

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Goodbye from Africa, 1967

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Endless way to you, 1967

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Endless way to you, 1967

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Sunset, 1966

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Sunset, 1966

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Olympische Spiele Munchen, 1972

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Olympische Spiele Munchen, 1972

Sale Date: April 18, 2006

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Olympische Spiele Munchen, 1972

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Olympische Spiele Munchen, 1972

Sale Date: April 18, 2006

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Die Wohnungen hängen unter den Wiesen,..., 1971–1972

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Die Wohnungen hängen unter den Wiesen,..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 29, 2006

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, pl. , 1971–1972

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, pl. , 1971–1972

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Rainy day from Rain Day, 1971

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Rainy day from Rain Day, 1971

Sale Date: March 25, 2006

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, 1971

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, 1971

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 31, 2006

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, pl. 9..., 1971

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, pl. 9..., 1971

Sale Date: March 31, 2006

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Flucht ins All, pl.4  (from Look at it on a..., 1971

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Flucht ins All, pl.4 (from Look at it on a..., 1971

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Straße der Überlebenden, pl. 2 (from..., 1971–1972

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Straße der Überlebenden, pl. 2 (from..., 1971–1972

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Knabe mit Haus und Mädchen mit Vogel, pl. IV , 1951

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Knabe mit Haus und Mädchen mit Vogel, pl. IV , 1951

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Save the Whales (+ Save the Seas; 2 works), 1982

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Save the Whales (+ Save the Seas; 2 works), 1982

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Irinaland über dem Balkan, pl. 7 (from Look..., 1971

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Irinaland über dem Balkan, pl. 7 (from Look..., 1971

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Ein Regentag mit Walter Kampmann, 1968

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Ein Regentag mit Walter Kampmann, 1968

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Die Flucht des Dalai Lama, 1959

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Die Flucht des Dalai Lama, 1959

Sale Date: March 31, 2006

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