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)

Die Stadt-Stadt, 1979–1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Stadt-Stadt, 1979–1979

Sale Date: December 7, 2002

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Pazifikdampfer, 1985–1985

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Pazifikdampfer, 1985–1985

Sale Date: December 7, 2002

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Südsee II - Reise zur See und und mit..., 1967–1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Südsee II - Reise zur See und und mit..., 1967–1967

Sale Date: December 7, 2002

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Straße der Überlebenden, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Straße der Überlebenden, 1971–1971

Sale Date: December 7, 2002

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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: December 7, 2002

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, pl.1, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die fünfte Augenwaage, pl.1, 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 7, 2002

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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: December 6, 2002

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Pazifikdampfer, 1985–1985

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Pazifikdampfer, 1985–1985

Sale Date: December 6, 2002

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967–1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Das falsche Augenlid, 1967–1967

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Two clouds raining seven colors, pl.2, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Two clouds raining seven colors, pl.2, 1972–1972

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Testament in Gelb, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Testament in Gelb, 1971–1971

Sale Date: December 6, 2002

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.8, 1970–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.8, 1970–1970

Sale Date: December 6, 2002

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Night train, 1978–1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Night train, 1978–1978

Sale Date: December 6, 2002

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Spirale fallen into downtown white garden, 1961–1961

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Spirale fallen into downtown white garden, 1961–1961

Sale Date: December 5, 2002

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: December 4, 2002

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Olympische Spiele München, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympische Spiele München, 1972–1972

Sale Date: December 4, 2002

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Dach der Sehnsucht, 1982–1982

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Dach der Sehnsucht, 1982–1982

Sale Date: December 4, 2002

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Die endlose Stadt, 1988–1988

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die endlose Stadt, 1988–1988

Sale Date: December 3, 2002

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Menschenfreude, 1988–1988

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Menschenfreude, 1988–1988

Sale Date: December 3, 2002

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Let us pray Manitou wins, 1981–1981

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Let us pray Manitou wins, 1981–1981

Sale Date: December 3, 2002

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Il Rotolante: Denker II, 1985–1985

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Il Rotolante: Denker II, 1985–1985

Sale Date: December 3, 2002

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Hommage à Schroeder-Sonnenstein

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schroeder-Sonnenstein

Sale Date: December 1, 2002

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Die Stadt-Stadt, 1979–1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Stadt-Stadt, 1979–1979

Sale Date: November 30, 2002

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten, 1971–1971

Sale Date: November 30, 2002

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