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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Contemporary Art, Contemporary Realism, Photography

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Most Expensive Artwork Sold at Auction

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

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)
Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: March 24, 2005

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Zwiebelregenturm und Tränen, 1987

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Zwiebelregenturm und Tränen, 1987

Sale Date: March 18, 2005

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Regentag-Kassette, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag-Kassette, 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 18, 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: March 18, 2005

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Olympische Spiele München, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympische Spiele München, 1972

Sale Date: March 18, 2005

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 18, 2005

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: March 18, 2005

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: March 18, 2005

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien (+ Downtownlane, , 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kolumbus Regentag in Indien (+ Downtownlane, , 1971

Sale Date: March 18, 2005

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Straße der Überlebenden, pl. 2 (from Look at , 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Straße der Überlebenden, pl. 2 (from Look at , 1971

Sale Date: March 18, 2005

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Straße der Überlebenden, pl. 2 (from Look at , 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Straße der Überlebenden, pl. 2 (from Look at , 1971

Sale Date: March 18, 2005

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Good morning city, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969

Sale Date: March 18, 2005

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Good morning city, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969

Sale Date: March 18, 2005

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Die Flucht des Dalai Lama, 1959

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Die Flucht des Dalai Lama, 1959

Sale Date: March 18, 2005

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Rain of blood is falling into the garden,..., 1972

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Rain of blood is falling into the garden,..., 1972

Sale Date: March 18, 2005

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899 Barnbacher Andacht, 1987

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

899 Barnbacher Andacht, 1987

Sale Date: October 16, 2003

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839 Lowengasse: The third skin

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839 Lowengasse: The third skin

Sale Date: February 12, 2005

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The houses are hanging underneath the woods

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The houses are hanging underneath the woods

Sale Date: February 12, 2005

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: November 24, 2004

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: November 24, 2004

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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 24, 2004

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do

Sale Date: November 11, 2004

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Les flammes et les gouttes de pluie qui..., 1959

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Les flammes et les gouttes de pluie qui..., 1959

Sale Date: November 24, 2004

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Utilisation economique de l'espace même tout , 1957

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Utilisation economique de l'espace même tout , 1957

Sale Date: February 11, 2005

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