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)

Regen auf Regentag, pl.5 (from Look at..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regen auf Regentag, pl.5 (from Look at..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 4, 2004

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Flucht ins All, pl.4 (from Look at It..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Flucht ins All, pl.4 (from Look at It..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 4, 2004

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One of five seamen, 1975

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

One of five seamen, 1975

Sale Date: November 8, 2004

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern

Sale Date: November 8, 2004

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: November 8, 2004

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Olympische Spiele München, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympische Spiele München, 1972

Sale Date: November 8, 2004

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Regen auf Regentag (pl.5 from Look at..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regen auf Regentag (pl.5 from Look at..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 8, 2004

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: November 8, 2004

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Straße der Überlebenden (pl.2 from Look , 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Straße der Überlebenden (pl.2 from Look , 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 8, 2004

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Die fünfte Augenwaage (pl.1 from Look..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die fünfte Augenwaage (pl.1 from Look..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 8, 2004

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: November 8, 2004

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 10, 2004

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Strasse der Überlebenden, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Strasse der Überlebenden, 1971

Sale Date: December 10, 2004

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: December 10, 2004

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Hommage à Sommerstern

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Sommerstern

Sale Date: December 11, 2004

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Good morning city - Bleeding town

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city - Bleeding town

Sale Date: December 14, 2004

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Regen auf Regentag, pl.5 (from Look at It on a...

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regen auf Regentag, pl.5 (from Look at It on a...

Sale Date: December 16, 2004

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Fensterspirale, 1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Fensterspirale, 1978

Sale Date: December 16, 2004

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Hängende Gärten, 1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hängende Gärten, 1978

Sale Date: December 16, 2004

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Die Stadt-Stadt

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Stadt-Stadt

Sale Date: December 16, 2004

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Regentag (portfolio of 10), 1966–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag (portfolio of 10), 1966–1972

Sale Date: December 3, 2004

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: December 3, 2004

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

Sale Date: December 3, 2004

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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 3, 2004

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