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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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)
Joy of Man/Joie de l'Homme/Menschenfreude, 1987

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Joy of Man/Joie de l'Homme/Menschenfreude, 1987

Sale Date: November 4, 2022

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do, 1984

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do, 1984

Sale Date: November 3, 2022

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: November 3, 2022

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The Second Skin, 1987

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The Second Skin, 1987

Sale Date: November 4, 2022

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Peace treaty with nature, 1987

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Peace treaty with nature, 1987

Sale Date: November 4, 2022

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Regentag auf Liebe Welle, 1971–1972

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Regentag auf Liebe Welle, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 4, 2022

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Regentropfenzähler, 1981

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Regentropfenzähler, 1981

Sale Date: November 4, 2022

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Die Mauer, 1979

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Die Mauer, 1979

Sale Date: November 4, 2022

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Street of the survivors, 1971

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Street of the survivors, 1971

Sale Date: October 18, 2022

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Columbus Rainy Day in India, 1971-2, 1971–1972

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Columbus Rainy Day in India, 1971-2, 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 22, 2022

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1971

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1971

Sale Date: October 18, 2022

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Blood garden house (K. 63), 1975

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Blood garden house (K. 63), 1975

Sale Date: October 25, 2022

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Waiting houses, from Nana Hyaku Mizu (K. 37), 1969

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Waiting houses, from Nana Hyaku Mizu (K. 37), 1969

Sale Date: October 25, 2022

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Sad Not So Sad is Rainshine from Rainday on..., 1968

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Sad Not So Sad is Rainshine from Rainday on..., 1968

Sale Date: October 27, 2022

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The Rain Falls Far From Us, 1976

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The Rain Falls Far From Us, 1976

Sale Date: October 27, 2022

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Song of the Whales (Green Version), 1979

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Song of the Whales (Green Version), 1979

Sale Date: October 27, 2022

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Abschied aus Afrika, 1969

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Abschied aus Afrika, 1969

Sale Date: October 19, 2022

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Fall in Cloud Fall in Fog Fall Out, 1979

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Fall in Cloud Fall in Fog Fall Out, 1979

Sale Date: October 19, 2022

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King Kong, 1968

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King Kong, 1968

Sale Date: October 10, 2022

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Regen auf Regentag, 1972

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Regen auf Regentag, 1972

Sale Date: October 10, 2022

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten, 1972

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten, 1972

Sale Date: October 10, 2022

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Pazifikdampfer, 1986

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Pazifikdampfer, 1986

Sale Date: October 10, 2022

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Abschied aus Afrika, 1967

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Abschied aus Afrika, 1967

Sale Date: October 10, 2022

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Bottlehousebath, 1994

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Bottlehousebath, 1994

Sale Date: October 10, 2022

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