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)

Good morning city (Normalausgabe), 1970–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city (Normalausgabe), 1970–1970

Sale Date: May 15, 2004

Auction Closed

Regentropfenzähler, 1981–1981

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentropfenzähler, 1981–1981

Sale Date: May 15, 2004

Auction Closed

Do not wait houses-move, 1989–1989

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Do not wait houses-move, 1989–1989

Sale Date: May 15, 2004

Auction Closed

Olympische Spiele München, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympische Spiele München, 1972–1972

Sale Date: May 15, 2004

Auction Closed

Nachtzug, 1978–1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Nachtzug, 1978–1978

Sale Date: May 15, 2004

Auction Closed

Rio Negro, 1977–1977

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Rio Negro, 1977–1977

Sale Date: May 13, 2004

Auction Closed

Fall in cloud, fall in fog, fall out, 1979–1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Fall in cloud, fall in fog, fall out, 1979–1979

Sale Date: May 4, 2004

Auction Closed

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: April 30, 2004

Auction Closed

Die Flucht des Dalai Lama, 1959–1959

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Flucht des Dalai Lama, 1959–1959

Sale Date: April 30, 2004

Auction Closed

Wasserende am Dach, 1985–1985

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Wasserende am Dach, 1985–1985

Sale Date: April 30, 2004

Auction Closed

Qatar, 1982–1982

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Qatar, 1982–1982

Sale Date: April 30, 2004

Auction Closed

Escape of the indoor sky, 1980–1980

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Escape of the indoor sky, 1980–1980

Sale Date: April 30, 2004

Auction Closed

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: April 30, 2004

Auction Closed

Regentagkassette, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentagkassette, 1971–1971

Sale Date: April 30, 2004

Auction Closed

Hommage à Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: April 30, 2004

Auction Closed

Hommage à Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: April 30, 2004

Auction Closed

One of the seamen, 1975–1975

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

One of the seamen, 1975–1975

Sale Date: April 30, 2004

Auction Closed

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: April 27, 2004

Auction Closed

Die Schatten der Sterne, 1967–1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Schatten der Sterne, 1967–1967

Sale Date: April 27, 2004

Auction Closed

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: April 24, 2004

Auction Closed

The false eyelash, 1967–1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The false eyelash, 1967–1967

Sale Date: April 24, 2004

Auction Closed

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: April 19, 2004

Auction Closed

Olympic Games Munich, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympic Games Munich, 1972–1972

Sale Date: April 19, 2004

Auction Closed

Sad not so sad is rainshine, 1968–1968

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sad not so sad is rainshine, 1968–1968

Sale Date: April 19, 2004

Auction Closed

Previous 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 Next

English (US)

©2024 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. All rights reserved.