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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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)

Let us pray Manitou wins, 1981

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Let us pray Manitou wins, 1981

Sale Date: December 3, 2004

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Straße der Überlebenden, 1971

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Straße der Überlebenden, 1971

Sale Date: December 3, 2004

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Good morning city, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969

Sale Date: December 3, 2004

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La Barca - Regentag, 1968

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La Barca - Regentag, 1968

Sale Date: December 3, 2004

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L'expulsion, 1967

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L'expulsion, 1967

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 2, 2004

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Die Stadt-Stadt, 1979

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Die Stadt-Stadt, 1979

Sale Date: December 2, 2004

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Gib acht wenn Du über die Prärie gehst, 1976

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Gib acht wenn Du über die Prärie gehst, 1976

Sale Date: December 2, 2004

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstern, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: December 2, 2004

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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: December 2, 2004

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Good morning city, 1970–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1970–1971

Sale Date: December 2, 2004

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Die Häuser Hängen Unter den Wiesen, pl.9..., 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Häuser Hängen Unter den Wiesen, pl.9..., 1971

Sale Date: November 27, 2004

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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: November 27, 2004

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Regen auf Regentag, pl.5 (from Look at It on , 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regen auf Regentag, pl.5 (from Look at It on , 1971

Sale Date: November 27, 2004

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Let us pray that Manitou wins, 1981

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Let us pray that Manitou wins, 1981

Sale Date: November 30, 2004

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Night train, 1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Night train, 1978

Sale Date: November 30, 2004

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Blood garden house, 1974

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Blood garden house, 1974

Sale Date: November 30, 2004

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Look at it on a rainy day - The..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Look at it on a rainy day - The..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 30, 2004

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Good Morning City, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good Morning City, 1969–1970

Sale Date: November 29, 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 23, 2004

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: November 23, 2004

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstern, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: December 1, 2004

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Good morning city, bleeding town, 1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, bleeding town, 1970

Sale Date: December 1, 2004

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Pazifikdampfer

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Pazifikdampfer

Sale Date: October 28, 2004

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