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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser Artworks

Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)

Good morning city

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Good morning city

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Regentag, 1968–1968

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Regentag, 1968–1968

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Regentag

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: July 2, 2003

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Mädchenfund im gras, 1964–1964

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Mädchenfund im gras, 1964–1964

Sale Date: July 1, 2003

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The occidental, 1978–1978

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The occidental, 1978–1978

Sale Date: July 1, 2003

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Pacific steamer, 1985–1985

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Pacific steamer, 1985–1985

Sale Date: July 1, 2003

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Regentag, 1971–1971

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Regentag, 1971–1971

Sale Date: July 1, 2003

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Flucht ins All

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Flucht ins All

Sale Date: June 30, 2003

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Grüne welle, 1972–1973

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Grüne welle, 1972–1973

Sale Date: June 27, 2003

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970–1971

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970–1971

Sale Date: June 27, 2003

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Do not wait houses - move, 1988–1989

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Do not wait houses - move, 1988–1989

Sale Date: June 27, 2003

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Dalai Lama - Flucht mit durchbohrter..., 1959–1959

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Dalai Lama - Flucht mit durchbohrter..., 1959–1959

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The city man, 1984–1984

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The city man, 1984–1984

Sale Date: June 25, 2003

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1971–1971

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1971–1971

Sale Date: June 25, 2003

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Good morning city, 1970–1970

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Good morning city, 1970–1970

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Olympische Spiele München, 1972–1972

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Olympische Spiele München, 1972–1972

Sale Date: June 25, 2003

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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: June 25, 2003

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Regentag auf liebe Wellen, 1971–1972

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Regentag auf liebe Wellen, 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 25, 2003

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Nachtzug, 1978–1978

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Nachtzug, 1978–1978

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In Gamba, 1990–1990

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In Gamba, 1990–1990

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Die Bäume sind die Blumen des Guten, 1982–1982

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Die Bäume sind die Blumen des Guten, 1982–1982

Sale Date: June 25, 2003

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Town in town, 1979–1979

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Town in town, 1979–1979

Sale Date: June 25, 2003

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Olympische Spiele München, 1972–1972

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Olympische Spiele München, 1972–1972

Sale Date: June 24, 2003

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