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)

Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 9, 2004

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: June 9, 2004

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Girl finding in the grass, 1964–1964

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Girl finding in the grass, 1964–1964

Sale Date: December 3, 2002

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Nighttrain, 1978–1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Nighttrain, 1978–1978

Sale Date: December 3, 2002

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Kreisverkehr, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr, 1971–1971

Sale Date: December 3, 2002

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Spiralsonne und Mondhaus, 1967–1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Spiralsonne und Mondhaus, 1967–1967

Sale Date: December 3, 2002

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The eyes for Manchu Picchu, 1966–1966

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The eyes for Manchu Picchu, 1966–1966

Sale Date: November 11, 2003

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Testament in Gelb (Yellow last will), 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Testament in Gelb (Yellow last will), 1971–1971

Sale Date: June 30, 2004

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Tears of an artist, 1974–1974

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Tears of an artist, 1974–1974

Sale Date: June 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: June 30, 2004

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: June 30, 2004

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Street for survivors, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Street for survivors, 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 28, 2004

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Night train, 1978–1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Night train, 1978–1978

Sale Date: June 30, 2004

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Let us pray that Manitou wins, 1981–1981

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Let us pray that Manitou wins, 1981–1981

Sale Date: June 30, 2004

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Blood garden house, 1974–1974

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Blood garden house, 1974–1974

Sale Date: June 30, 2004

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Count down, 1980–1982

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Count down, 1980–1982

Sale Date: June 25, 2004

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Die Flucht des Dalai-Lama (Lange Version), 1957–1957

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Flucht des Dalai-Lama (Lange Version), 1957–1957

Sale Date: June 11, 2004

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Kleiner Palast der Krankheit
, 1970–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kleiner Palast der Krankheit , 1970–1970

Sale Date: June 11, 2004

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Straße der Überlebenden, pl.2, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Straße der Überlebenden, pl.2, 1971–1971

Sale Date: June 11, 2004

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Nana Hyaku Mizu, 1973–1973

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Nana Hyaku Mizu, 1973–1973

Sale Date: June 11, 2004

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La tour de Babel perfore le soleil (The , 1959–1959

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

La tour de Babel perfore le soleil (The , 1959–1959

Sale Date: June 23, 2004

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Window out of the pond - Window into..., 1978–1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Window out of the pond - Window into..., 1978–1978

Sale Date: July 1, 2004

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Regentag, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag, 1971–1971

Sale Date: July 1, 2004

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Yellow last will, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Yellow last will, 1971–1971

Sale Date: July 1, 2004

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