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
Sold price: 618,794 USD

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Regentag, 1966–1972

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Regentag, 1966–1972

Sale Date: December 2, 2003

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Nachtzug, 1978–1978

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Nachtzug, 1978–1978

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Komposition

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

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

Sale Date: December 2, 2003

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Hommage to Schroder-Sonnenstern

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Hommage to Schroder-Sonnenstern

Sale Date: December 3, 2003

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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: November 29, 2003

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

Sale Date: November 29, 2003

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Crusade of the crossroaders

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Crusade of the crossroaders

Sale Date: November 29, 2003

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, pl.9, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, pl.9, 1971–1971

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Regentag auf liebe Wellen, pl.8, 1971–1971

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Regentag auf liebe Wellen, pl.8, 1971–1971

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1002 Nights Homo Humus come va how yo..., 1984–1984

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1002 Nights Homo Humus come va how yo..., 1984–1984

Sale Date: November 27, 2003

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: November 26, 2003

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, 1971–1972

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1971–1971

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1971–1971

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1971–1971

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1971–1971

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The expulsion, 1967–1967

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The expulsion, 1967–1967

Sale Date: November 26, 2003

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Hauteurs du Machu Picchu, 1966–1966

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Hauteurs du Machu Picchu, 1966–1966

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Nana Hyaku Mizu

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Nana Hyaku Mizu

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Der Knabe mit den grünen Haaren, 1967–1967

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Der Knabe mit den grünen Haaren, 1967–1967

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Testament in Gelb, 1971–1971

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Testament in Gelb, 1971–1971

Sale Date: November 26, 2003

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Look at it on a rainy day

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Look at it on a rainy day

Sale Date: November 26, 2003

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City citizen, 1992–1992

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City citizen, 1992–1992

Sale Date: November 13, 2003

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Flucht ins All, 1971–1972

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Flucht ins All, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 13, 2003

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Good morning city/Bleeding town, 1969–1970

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Good morning city/Bleeding town, 1969–1970

Sale Date: November 8, 2003

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