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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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: November 6, 2002

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Look at it on a rainy day - The..., 1971–1971

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Look at it on a rainy day - The..., 1971–1971

Sale Date: November 6, 2002

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In gamba, 1987–1987

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In gamba, 1987–1987

Sale Date: October 24, 2002

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Seaman, 1975–1975

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Seaman, 1975–1975

Sale Date: October 21, 2002

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Hommage à Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Hommage à Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: October 18, 2002

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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: October 18, 2002

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.8, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.8, 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 18, 2002

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Good Morning City

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Good Morning City

Sale Date: October 15, 2002

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Eye balance number five, 1971–1971

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Eye balance number five, 1971–1971

Sale Date: October 14, 2002

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970–1971

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970–1971

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970–1971

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970–1971

Sale Date: October 14, 2002

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Olympic Games Munich, 1972–1972

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Olympic Games Munich, 1972–1972

Sale Date: October 14, 2002

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

Sale Date: October 12, 2002

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1002 Nights Homo Humus come va, 1983–1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

1002 Nights Homo Humus come va, 1983–1984

Sale Date: October 12, 2002

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Automobil mit roten Regentropfen, 1964–1964

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Automobil mit roten Regentropfen, 1964–1964

Sale Date: October 12, 2002

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: September 28, 2002

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

Sale Date: September 28, 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: September 28, 2002

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Straße der Überlebenden, pl.2, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Straße der Überlebenden, pl.2, 1971–1971

Sale Date: September 28, 2002

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Die Stadt-Stadt, 1979–1979

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Die Stadt-Stadt, 1979–1979

Sale Date: September 28, 2002

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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: September 28, 2002

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Seereise, 1967–1967

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Seereise, 1967–1967

Sale Date: September 28, 2002

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City citizen, 1992–1992

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City citizen, 1992–1992

Sale Date: September 28, 2002

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The rain falls far from us, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The rain falls far from us, 1972–1972

Sale Date: September 28, 2002

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