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)
Menschenfreude - Joy of man (portfolio of 6), 1987

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Menschenfreude - Joy of man (portfolio of 6), 1987

Sale Date: November 29, 2005

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Der Knabe mit den grünen Haaren, 1967

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Der Knabe mit den grünen Haaren, 1967

Sale Date: November 29, 2005

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Crusade of the crossroaders

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Crusade of the crossroaders

Sale Date: November 22, 2005

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: November 23, 2005

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Olympische Munchen, 1972

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Olympische Munchen, 1972

Sale Date: November 21, 2005

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Good morning city, bleeding town, 1970

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Good morning city, bleeding town, 1970

Sale Date: November 30, 2005

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Spiralental, 1983

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Spiralental, 1983

Sale Date: November 17, 2005

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The houses are hanging underneath the..., 1971–1972

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The houses are hanging underneath the..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 17, 2005

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: November 17, 2005

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Mit der liebe warten tut weh, wenn die..., 1971–1972

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Mit der liebe warten tut weh, wenn die..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 26, 2005

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: November 26, 2005

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Look on it on a rainy day (portfolio of , 1971–1972

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Look on it on a rainy day (portfolio of , 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 26, 2005

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Weiblicher Akt, 1948

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Weiblicher Akt, 1948

Sale Date: November 24, 2005

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien

Sale Date: June 7, 2005

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Regen auf Regentag

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Regen auf Regentag

Sale Date: June 7, 2005

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1971

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1971

Sale Date: June 7, 2005

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Il rotolante. Der Kriecher, der..., 1985–1988

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Il rotolante. Der Kriecher, der..., 1985–1988

Sale Date: November 10, 2005

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Pazifikdampfer, 1985

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Pazifikdampfer, 1985

Sale Date: November 10, 2005

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: November 10, 2005

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Kleiner Palast der Krankheit, 1970

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Kleiner Palast der Krankheit, 1970

Sale Date: November 10, 2005

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Die Nachbarn I - Spiralsonne und Mondhaus..., 1967

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Die Nachbarn I - Spiralsonne und Mondhaus..., 1967

Sale Date: November 10, 2005

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: November 14, 2005

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl. 8 (from..., 1971–1972

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl. 8 (from..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 14, 2005

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Irinaland über dem Balkan, pl. 7 (from..., 1971–1972

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Irinaland über dem Balkan, pl. 7 (from..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 14, 2005

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