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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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)

The rain falls far from us, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The rain falls far from us, 1972–1972

Sale Date: May 2, 2003

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La barca, 1969–1969

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La barca, 1969–1969

Sale Date: May 2, 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: April 28, 2003

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

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

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Abschied aus afrika, 1967–1967

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Abschied aus afrika, 1967–1967

Sale Date: April 28, 2003

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Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 28, 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: April 26, 2003

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Ruhige Dampfer, 1994–1994

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Ruhige Dampfer, 1994–1994

Sale Date: April 26, 2003

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: April 24, 2003

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, pl.1, 1971–1972

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, pl.1, 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 24, 2003

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Spirale, 1956–1956

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Spirale, 1956–1956

Sale Date: April 24, 2003

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Regentag, 1971–1972

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Regentag, 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 23, 2003

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Mädchenfund im Gras - Erinnerung an..., 1964–1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras - Erinnerung an..., 1964–1964

Sale Date: April 22, 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: April 22, 2003

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Street for survivors, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Street for survivors, 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 22, 2003

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: April 17, 2003

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Spiralental, 1983–1983

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Spiralental, 1983–1983

Sale Date: April 12, 2003

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: April 8, 2003

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, pl. 9, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, pl. 9, 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 5, 2003

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La lune en rodage

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La lune en rodage

Sale Date: April 2, 2003

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Good morning city, 1969–1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1969

Sale Date: April 2, 2003

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Spirale aux têtes de Neuffer, 1962–1962

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Spirale aux têtes de Neuffer, 1962–1962

Sale Date: March 31, 2003

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

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

Sale Date: March 28, 2003

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Flucht ins All, pl.4, 1971–1972

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Flucht ins All, pl.4, 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 28, 2003

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