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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Ville vue d’au-delà du soleil, 1955
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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)
Die fünfte Augenwaage, 1971–1972

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, 1971–1972

Sale Date: September 27, 2004

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Heizbetriebe Spittelau, Wien

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Heizbetriebe Spittelau, Wien

Sale Date: October 2, 2004

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Seereise II (Reise zur See und mit der..., 1964–1964

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Seereise II (Reise zur See und mit der..., 1964–1964

Sale Date: April 3, 2004

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Two clouds raining seven colors, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Two clouds raining seven colors, 1972

Sale Date: September 28, 2004

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Eyebalance number five (from Look at it , 1971–1972

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Eyebalance number five (from Look at it , 1971–1972

Sale Date: September 28, 2004

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: September 28, 2004

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Slow travel under the sun, 1969

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Slow travel under the sun, 1969

Sale Date: September 28, 2004

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Kommunist mit Flûgeln, 1962

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Kommunist mit Flûgeln, 1962

Sale Date: September 23, 2004

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Grüne Spirale zu Hause, 1958–1964

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Grüne Spirale zu Hause, 1958–1964

Sale Date: September 23, 2004

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: September 17, 2004

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, 1971–1972

Sale Date: September 17, 2004

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Plakat für die Olympischen Spiele..., 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Plakat für die Olympischen Spiele..., 1971–1971

Sale Date: December 9, 2003

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: December 9, 2003

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Good morning city/ Bleeding town, 1969–1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city/ Bleeding town, 1969–1969

Sale Date: June 19, 2004

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, pl.6, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, pl.6, 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 12, 2004

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, 1971–1971

Sale Date: June 19, 2004

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1971

Sale Date: June 12, 2004

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

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

Sale Date: June 12, 2004

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: June 12, 2004

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, pl.6, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, pl.6, 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 12, 2004

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Irinaland über dem Balkan, pl.7, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Irinaland über dem Balkan, pl.7, 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 12, 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: June 9, 2004

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, pl.9, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, pl.9, 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 9, 2004

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Good morning city

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city

Sale Date: June 9, 2004

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