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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Crusade of the crossroaders, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Crusade of the crossroaders, 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 15, 2004

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Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 9, 2004

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Blutregenfieberhaus, 1975–1975

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Blutregenfieberhaus, 1975–1975

Sale Date: March 9, 2004

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Crusade of the crossroaders (from Look..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Crusade of the crossroaders (from Look..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 7, 2004

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: March 2, 2004

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Crusade of the crossroaders, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Crusade of the crossroaders, 1971–1972

Sale Date: February 12, 2004

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern

Sale Date: February 9, 2004

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Les nuages sur contretemps III de Paris, 1965–1965

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Les nuages sur contretemps III de Paris, 1965–1965

Sale Date: February 5, 2004

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: January 27, 2004

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Straße der Überlebenden, pl. 2, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Straße der Überlebenden, pl. 2, 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 19, 2003

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One of five seamen, 1975–1975

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

One of five seamen, 1975–1975

Sale Date: December 19, 2003

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Kreisverkehr der Straßenkreuzigten, pl. , 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Straßenkreuzigten, pl. , 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 19, 2003

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: December 19, 2003

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: December 19, 2003

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 16, 2003

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 11, 2003

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Rainy day from the rainday, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Rainy day from the rainday, 1971–1971

Sale Date: December 6, 2003

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.8, 1970–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.8, 1970–1971

Sale Date: December 5, 2003

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Abschied aus Afrika, 1967–1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Abschied aus Afrika, 1967–1967

Sale Date: December 5, 2003

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, 1971–1971

Sale Date: December 6, 2003

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Let us pray Manitou wins, 1981–1981

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Let us pray Manitou wins, 1981–1981

Sale Date: December 4, 2003

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten, 1971–1971

Sale Date: December 4, 2003

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970–1971

Sale Date: December 4, 2003

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Straße der Überlebenden, pl.2, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Straße der Überlebenden, pl.2, 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 2, 2003

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