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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Ville vue d’au-delà du soleil, 1955
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Nana hyaku mizu

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Nana hyaku mizu

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Regentag

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10 002 nights Homo Humus come va how go you do

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10 002 nights Homo Humus come va how go you do

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Straße de Überlebenden, 1971–1971

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Straße de Überlebenden, 1971–1971

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Boat, 1990–1990

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Boat, 1990–1990

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1971

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1971

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The city man, 1984–1984

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The city man, 1984–1984

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Regentag-Kassette, 1971–1972

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Regentag-Kassette, 1971–1972

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Flucht ins All, pl.4, 1971–1971

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Flucht ins All, pl.4, 1971–1971

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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

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Pintorarium, 1959–1959

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Pintorarium, 1959–1959

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Zwei Bäume auf dem Schiff Regentag, pl.1, 1971–1971

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Zwei Bäume auf dem Schiff Regentag, pl.1, 1971–1971

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Spirale mit Neufferköpfen -..., 1962–1962

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Spirale mit Neufferköpfen -..., 1962–1962

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The expulsion, 1967–1967

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The expulsion, 1967–1967

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Regen auf Regentag, pl.5, 1971–1972

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Regen auf Regentag, pl.5, 1971–1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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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

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Olympische Spiele München, 1972–1972

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Olympische Spiele München, 1972–1972

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Die Augen von Machu Picchú, 1966–1966

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Die Augen von Machu Picchú, 1966–1966

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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

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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

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.8, 1970–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.8, 1970–1972

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Good morning city

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Good morning city

Sale Date: March 25, 2004

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