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, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: November 7, 2003

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern

Sale Date: November 6, 2003

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern

Sale Date: November 6, 2003

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: November 5, 2003

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: November 5, 2003

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Utan titel

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sale Date: November 5, 2003

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: November 5, 2003

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Olympic Games Munich 1972, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympic Games Munich 1972, 1971–1971

Sale Date: October 31, 2003

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Two trees on board of Regentag, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Two trees on board of Regentag, 1971–1971

Sale Date: October 31, 2003

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The rain falls far from us, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The rain falls far from us, 1972–1972

Sale Date: October 31, 2003

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The last tears, 1979–1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The last tears, 1979–1979

Sale Date: October 31, 2003

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Tears of an artist, 1974–1974

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Tears of an artist, 1974–1974

Sale Date: October 31, 2003

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Regentag, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag, 1971–1971

Sale Date: October 31, 2003

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It hurts to wait with love if love is..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

It hurts to wait with love if love is..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 31, 2003

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2 to 13 windows afloat, 1979–1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

2 to 13 windows afloat, 1979–1979

Sale Date: October 31, 2003

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: October 30, 2003

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House and spiral in the rain, 1963–1963

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

House and spiral in the rain, 1963–1963

Sale Date: October 30, 2003

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: October 25, 2003

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Two clouds raining seven colours, pl. 2, 1972–1976

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Two clouds raining seven colours, pl. 2, 1972–1976

Sale Date: October 24, 2003

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The rain falls far from us, pl. 3, 1976–1976

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The rain falls far from us, pl. 3, 1976–1976

Sale Date: October 24, 2003

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Flooded sleep, pl. 4, 1973–1973

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Flooded sleep, pl. 4, 1973–1973

Sale Date: October 24, 2003

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Königreich der Toro, 1968–1968

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Königreich der Toro, 1968–1968

Sale Date: October 24, 2003

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: October 24, 2003

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970–1971

Sale Date: October 24, 2003

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