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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Ville vue d’au-delà du soleil, 1955
Sold price: 618,794 USD

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“Regen auf Regentag” (A rainy day on the Regentag)

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“Regen auf Regentag” (A rainy day on the Regentag)

Sale Date: January 10, 2023

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Untitled

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Sale Date: January 10, 2023

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Homage to Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Homage to Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: January 1, 2023

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“10002 Nights Homo Humus come va how do you..., 1984

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“10002 Nights Homo Humus come va how do you..., 1984

Sale Date: December 20, 2022

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Goodmorning City, Bleeding Town

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Goodmorning City, Bleeding Town

Sale Date: December 13, 2022

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Rainbow House

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Rainbow House

Sale Date: December 13, 2022

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Downtownlane

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Sale Date: December 13, 2022

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Flucht Ins All, from Regentag, 1971

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Flucht Ins All, from Regentag, 1971

Sale Date: December 21, 2022

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A Rainy Day on the Regentag, from Look at it , 1971

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A Rainy Day on the Regentag, from Look at it , 1971

Sale Date: December 21, 2022

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"Die Nachbarn I - Spiralsonne und Mondhaus", 1967

Sale Date: December 20, 2022

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Hommage á Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage á Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: October 18, 2022

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“Regen auf Regentag”and “Irinaland über dem...

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“Regen auf Regentag”and “Irinaland über dem...

Sale Date: December 13, 2022

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Flooded Sleep, from Midori No Namida..., 1973

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Flooded Sleep, from Midori No Namida..., 1973

Sale Date: December 9, 2022

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KERAMIKSCHALE „SPIRALENTAL“, 1982/83, 1982–1983

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

KERAMIKSCHALE „SPIRALENTAL“, 1982/83, 1982–1983

Sale Date: December 8, 2022

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Street for Survivors', 1971

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Street for Survivors', 1971

Sale Date: December 8, 2022

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“Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten”, 1971

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“Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten”, 1971

Sale Date: December 8, 2022

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Gepflügter acker am rundhang im regen..., 1949–1950

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Gepflügter acker am rundhang im regen..., 1949–1950

Sale Date: December 6, 2022

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, 1971–1972

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 3, 2022

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Tibetruhe, 1958

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Tibetruhe, 1958

Sale Date: November 23, 2022

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Good Morning City. Bleeding Town, 1969–1970

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Good Morning City. Bleeding Town, 1969–1970

Sale Date: November 30, 2022

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One of five seamen - Il marinaio, 1975

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One of five seamen - Il marinaio, 1975

Sale Date: December 8, 2022

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Burning winter (Winter lichterloh), 1976

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Burning winter (Winter lichterloh), 1976

Sale Date: December 8, 2022

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“Straße der Überlebenden”, 1971–1972

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“Straße der Überlebenden”, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 22, 2022

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Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1972

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Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1972

Sale Date: November 23, 2022

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