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)

Pazifikdampfer, 1985–1985

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Pazifikdampfer, 1985–1985

Sale Date: November 30, 2002

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Winter Lichterloh, 1976–1976

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Winter Lichterloh, 1976–1976

Sale Date: November 30, 2002

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Window out of the pond - Window into..., 1978–1978

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Window out of the pond - Window into..., 1978–1978

Sale Date: November 30, 2002

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857 Spiralental, 1983–1983

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

857 Spiralental, 1983–1983

Sale Date: November 30, 2002

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, pl.1, 1971–1972

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, pl.1, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 29, 2002

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, 1971–1971

Sale Date: November 29, 2002

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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

Sale Date: November 29, 2002

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: November 29, 2002

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Let us pray Manitou wins, 1981–1981

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Let us pray Manitou wins, 1981–1981

Sale Date: November 29, 2002

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967–1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Das falsche Augenlid, 1967–1967

Sale Date: November 27, 2002

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: November 27, 2002

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1971–1971

Sale Date: November 27, 2002

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Im Schnee. Bärnbacher Andacht, 1987–1987

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Im Schnee. Bärnbacher Andacht, 1987–1987

Sale Date: November 27, 2002

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Good morning city, 1970–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1970–1970

Sale Date: November 27, 2002

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Tête

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sale Date: November 28, 2002

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970–1970

Sale Date: November 26, 2002

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La fuite dans l'univers, 1971–1972

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La fuite dans l'univers, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 22, 2002

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La rue des survivants, 1971–1972

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La rue des survivants, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 22, 2002

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Rond-point des crucifiés de la rue, 1971–1972

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Rond-point des crucifiés de la rue, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 22, 2002

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: November 12, 2002

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Nana hyaku mizu, 1966–1972

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Nana hyaku mizu, 1966–1972

Sale Date: November 8, 2002

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Olympische Spiele München, 1972–1972

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Olympische Spiele München, 1972–1972

Sale Date: November 7, 2002

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967–1967

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967–1967

Sale Date: November 6, 2002

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