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)

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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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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La Barca - Regentag, 1969

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La Barca - Regentag, 1969

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Seereise II, 1967

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Seereise II, 1967

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Gesichter aus Fenstern schauend, pl.VII..., 1951

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Gesichter aus Fenstern schauend, pl.VII..., 1951

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Haus mit Blumen, pl.VI (from Rotaprint-Mappe), 1951

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Haus mit Blumen, pl.VI (from Rotaprint-Mappe), 1951

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Hochhaus mit Bäumen, pl. II (from..., 1951

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Hochhaus mit Bäumen, pl. II (from..., 1951

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Hundertwasser Art Club (cover for..., 1951

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Hundertwasser Art Club (cover for..., 1951

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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 bleeding town, 1971

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Good morning city bleeding town, 1971

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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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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

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Fensterspirale, 1978

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Fensterspirale, 1978

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Irinaland über dem Balkan, 1971–1972

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Irinaland über dem Balkan, 1971–1972

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Let us pray that Manitou wins, 1981

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Let us pray that Manitou wins, 1981

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Night train, 1978

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Night train, 1978

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Island of lost desire

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Island of lost desire

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Blood garden house, 1974

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Blood garden house, 1974

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Journey II and travel by rail, 1967

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Journey II and travel by rail, 1967

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Nana Hyaku Mizu (suite of 7, various sizes)

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Nana Hyaku Mizu (suite of 7, various sizes)

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Straße der Überlebenden (from Regentag), 1971–1972

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Straße der Überlebenden (from Regentag), 1971–1972

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Die fünfte Augenwaage (from Regentag), 1971–1972

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Die fünfte Augenwaage (from Regentag), 1971–1972

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

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

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