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)
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: November 25, 2022

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

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

Sale Date: November 25, 2022

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A Rainy Day on the Regentag, from Look at it , 1972

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A Rainy Day on the Regentag, from Look at it , 1972

Sale Date: November 16, 2022

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Olympische Spiele Munchen (poster), 1972

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Olympische Spiele Munchen (poster), 1972

Sale Date: November 16, 2022

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Fall in Cloud - Fall in Fog - Fall Out, 1979

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Fall in Cloud - Fall in Fog - Fall Out, 1979

Sale Date: November 16, 2022

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”Mädchenfund im Gras”, 1964

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”Mädchenfund im Gras”, 1964

Sale Date: November 16, 2022

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Der Knabe mit den grünen Haaren, 1967

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Der Knabe mit den grünen Haaren, 1967

Sale Date: November 16, 2022

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Testament in Gelb, 1971

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Testament in Gelb, 1971

Sale Date: December 1, 2022

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Bärnbacher Andacht, 1987–1988

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Bärnbacher Andacht, 1987–1988

Sale Date: December 1, 2022

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Fall in Cloud. Fall in Fog. Fall Out, 1979

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Fall in Cloud. Fall in Fog. Fall Out, 1979

Sale Date: November 25, 2022

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Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1972

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Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 25, 2022

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"Take care when you walk over the prairie/The...

Sale Date: November 17, 2022

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Portfölj,

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Portfölj, "Midori No Namida", 1975

Sale Date: November 17, 2022

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Abschied aus Afrika (Addio dall'Africa), 1967

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Abschied aus Afrika (Addio dall'Africa), 1967

Sale Date: November 8, 2022

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Mädchenfund im Gras - Erinnerung an Hannover , 1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras - Erinnerung an Hannover , 1964

Sale Date: November 8, 2022

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

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

Sale Date: November 8, 2022

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 8, 2022

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Regen on Regentag, Blatt 5 aus dem..., 1971–1972

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Regen on Regentag, Blatt 5 aus dem..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 8, 2022

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

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

Sale Date: November 8, 2022

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Regentag on Liebe Wellen, Blatt 8 aus..., 1971–1972

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Regentag on Liebe Wellen, Blatt 8 aus..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 8, 2022

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

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

Sale Date: November 12, 2022

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Irinaland over the Balkans, 1971

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Irinaland over the Balkans, 1971

Sale Date: November 12, 2022

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Save the Seas, 1982

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Save the Seas, 1982

Sale Date: November 5, 2022

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“Die fünfte Augenwaage

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“Die fünfte Augenwaage" 1971–1972, 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 25, 2022

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