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.

Related Categories

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)
Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 12, 2004

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It hurts to wait with love if love is..., 1971–1971

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It hurts to wait with love if love is..., 1971–1971

Sale Date: June 3, 2004

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Take care when you walk over the prairie, 1976–1976

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Take care when you walk over the prairie, 1976–1976

Sale Date: June 3, 2004

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: June 3, 2004

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Hide under the meadow it begins to rain, 1976–1976

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Hide under the meadow it begins to rain, 1976–1976

Sale Date: June 3, 2004

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Burning winter, 1976–1976

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Burning winter, 1976–1976

Sale Date: June 3, 2004

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Waiting houses, 1969–1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Waiting houses, 1969–1969

Sale Date: June 3, 2004

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10002 nights Homo humus come va how do..., 1984–1984

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10002 nights Homo humus come va how do..., 1984–1984

Sale Date: June 9, 2004

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Die letzten Tränen, 1979–1979

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Die letzten Tränen, 1979–1979

Sale Date: June 4, 2004

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Midori no Namida, 1974–1976

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Midori no Namida, 1974–1976

Sale Date: June 4, 2004

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1971–1971

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1971–1971

Sale Date: June 9, 2004

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Olympische Spiele München, 1972–1972

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Olympische Spiele München, 1972–1972

Sale Date: June 4, 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 4, 2004

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Nachtzug, 1978–1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Nachtzug, 1978–1978

Sale Date: May 25, 2004

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Testament in Gelb, 1971–1971

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Testament in Gelb, 1971–1971

Sale Date: May 25, 2004

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.8, 1971–1972

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.8, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 25, 2004

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Mädchenfund im Gras

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Mädchenfund im Gras

Sale Date: May 25, 2004

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Insel der verlorenen Wünsche, 1977–1978

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Insel der verlorenen Wünsche, 1977–1978

Sale Date: May 25, 2004

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1969–1969

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1969–1969

Sale Date: May 15, 2004

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Testament in gelb, 1971–1971

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Testament in gelb, 1971–1971

Sale Date: May 15, 2004

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

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

Sale Date: May 15, 2004

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Flucht ins All, 1971–1972

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Flucht ins All, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 15, 2004

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: May 15, 2004

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Die Stadt-Stadt, 1979–1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Stadt-Stadt, 1979–1979

Sale Date: May 15, 2004

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