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
Sold price: 618,794 USD

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)
Homaage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Homaage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: May 27, 2003

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Flucht ins All, pl.4, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Flucht ins All, pl.4, 1971–1971

Sale Date: May 24, 2003

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Regen auf Regentag, pl.5, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regen auf Regentag, pl.5, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 24, 2003

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1971

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1971

Sale Date: May 24, 2003

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Manitou wins, 1981–1981

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Manitou wins, 1981–1981

Sale Date: May 24, 2003

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Flucht ins All, pl.4, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Flucht ins All, pl.4, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 24, 2003

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do..., 1984–1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do..., 1984–1984

Sale Date: May 24, 2003

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1971

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1971

Sale Date: May 24, 2003

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Testament in Gelb, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Testament in Gelb, 1971–1971

Sale Date: May 20, 2003

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A rainy day with Walter Kampmann, 1969–1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

A rainy day with Walter Kampmann, 1969–1969

Sale Date: May 15, 2003

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Regentag

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Regentag

Sale Date: May 15, 2003

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1969–1970

Sale Date: May 15, 2003

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Hommage à Schrodersonnenstern

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schrodersonnenstern

Sale Date: May 10, 2003

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Hommage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: May 8, 2003

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Eyebalance number five, pl.1, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Eyebalance number five, pl.1, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 8, 2003

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Flucht ins All

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Flucht ins All

Sale Date: May 8, 2003

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Nana hyaku mizu, 1966–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Nana hyaku mizu, 1966–1972

Sale Date: May 2, 2003

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Good-bye from Africa, 1967–1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good-bye from Africa, 1967–1967

Sale Date: May 2, 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: May 2, 2003

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Regentag, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag, 1971–1971

Sale Date: May 2, 2003

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Meadowman (Blue), 1974–1974

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Meadowman (Blue), 1974–1974

Sale Date: May 2, 2003

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Meadowman (Brown), 1974–1974

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Meadowman (Brown), 1974–1974

Sale Date: May 2, 2003

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The eyes of Machu Pichu, 1966–1966

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The eyes of Machu Pichu, 1966–1966

Sale Date: May 2, 2003

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Two clouds raining seven colors, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Two clouds raining seven colors, 1972–1972

Sale Date: May 2, 2003

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