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 auf liebe wellen (from Look at , 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag auf liebe wellen (from Look at , 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 7, 2006

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Regentag (set of 10 w/index & sgd...., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag (set of 10 w/index & sgd...., 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 28, 2006

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Tears of an artist (+ 3 others, 1961-79; 4..., 1974

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Tears of an artist (+ 3 others, 1961-79; 4..., 1974

Sale Date: March 28, 2006

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Composition personnages

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Composition personnages

Sale Date: February 24, 2006

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnestern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnestern, 1972

Sale Date: March 7, 2006

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The false eyelash, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The false eyelash, 1967

Sale Date: March 7, 2006

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Good morning city - Bleeding town

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Good morning city - Bleeding town

Sale Date: March 5, 2006

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Kansas City flood, 1951

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kansas City flood, 1951

Sale Date: February 9, 2006

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One of five seamen, 1975

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One of five seamen, 1975

Sale Date: February 2, 2006

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One of five seamen, 1975

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

One of five seamen, 1975

Sale Date: February 2, 2006

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: February 2, 2006

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King Kong, 1968

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King Kong, 1968

Sale Date: February 10, 2006

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The false eyelash, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The false eyelash, 1967

Sale Date: February 10, 2006

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: December 16, 2005

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Sommeil inondé, 1973–1975

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sommeil inondé, 1973–1975

Sale Date: December 16, 2005

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Regentropfenzähler, 1981

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentropfenzähler, 1981

Sale Date: December 16, 2005

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Fall in cloud, fall in fog, fall out, 1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Fall in cloud, fall in fog, fall out, 1979

Sale Date: December 9, 2005

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

Sale Date: December 7, 2005

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Yellow last will, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Yellow last will, 1971

Sale Date: December 7, 2005

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Bärnbacher Andacht. Im Schnee, 1987–1988

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Bärnbacher Andacht. Im Schnee, 1987–1988

Sale Date: December 7, 2005

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Irinaland über dem Balkan (from Regentag), 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Irinaland über dem Balkan (from Regentag), 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 7, 2005

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Fall in cloud - Fall in fog - Fall out, 1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Fall in cloud - Fall in fog - Fall out, 1979

Sale Date: December 7, 2005

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do, 1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do, 1984

Sale Date: December 7, 2005

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Tears of an artist, pl. 5 (from Midori No..., 1974

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Tears of an artist, pl. 5 (from Midori No..., 1974

Sale Date: December 7, 2005

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