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
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Rainy day from the rainday

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Rainy day from the rainday

Sale Date: October 28, 2004

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Bottlehousebath, 1994

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Bottlehousebath, 1994

Sale Date: November 11, 2004

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Pazifikdampfer, 1985

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Pazifikdampfer, 1985

Sale Date: November 11, 2004

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Regentag (portfolio of 10), 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag (portfolio of 10), 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 11, 2004

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: November 11, 2004

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Olympic Games Munich (poster), 1972

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Olympic Games Munich (poster), 1972

Sale Date: November 5, 2004

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Look at it on a rainy day (set of 10, 1 , 1971–1972

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Look at it on a rainy day (set of 10, 1 , 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 4, 2004

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The false eyelash, 1967

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The false eyelash, 1967

Sale Date: November 4, 2004

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Flooded sleep, 1973

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Flooded sleep, 1973

Sale Date: November 3, 2004

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Green power (+ One of the five seamen, 1975; , 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Green power (+ One of the five seamen, 1975; , 1972

Sale Date: November 3, 2004

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: October 26, 2004

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Seereise II - Reise zur See und mit der Bahn, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Seereise II - Reise zur See und mit der Bahn, 1967

Sale Date: October 22, 2004

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Wartende Häuser, 1969–1973

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Wartende Häuser, 1969–1973

Sale Date: October 22, 2004

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 22, 2004

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Hommage à Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: October 22, 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: October 22, 2004

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L'impasse jaune, 1956

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

L'impasse jaune, 1956

Sale Date: October 19, 2004

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

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

Sale Date: October 7, 2004

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Good morning city. Bleeding town, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city. Bleeding town, 1969

Sale Date: October 7, 2004

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Regentag (portfolio of 10), 1971–1972

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Regentag (portfolio of 10), 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 7, 2004

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: October 7, 2004

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Irinaland über dem Balkan, 1971–1972

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Irinaland über dem Balkan, 1971–1972

Sale Date: September 28, 2004

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Strasse der Überlebenden, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Strasse der Überlebenden, 1971–1972

Sale Date: September 28, 2004

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Regen auf Regentag, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regen auf Regentag, 1971–1972

Sale Date: September 28, 2004

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