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)

Rain drop counter, 1981–1981

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Rain drop counter, 1981–1981

Sale Date: April 23, 2002

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Homage to Schroder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Homage to Schroder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: April 23, 2002

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Night train, 1978–1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Night train, 1978–1978

Sale Date: April 23, 2002

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: April 20, 2002

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House and spiral in the rain, 1963–1963

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

House and spiral in the rain, 1963–1963

Sale Date: April 18, 2002

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Ohne Titel

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sale Date: April 16, 2002

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: March 23, 2002

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Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1971–1971

Sale Date: March 23, 2002

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Regentag-Kassette, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag-Kassette, 1971–1971

Sale Date: March 23, 2002

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Rocket earth sky, 1988–1988

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Rocket earth sky, 1988–1988

Sale Date: March 23, 2002

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Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1971–1971

Sale Date: March 23, 2002

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: March 23, 2002

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Gib acht, wenn Du über die Prairie gehst, 1976–1976

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Gib acht, wenn Du über die Prairie gehst, 1976–1976

Sale Date: March 23, 2002

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10002 nights with Homo Humus come va..., 1984–1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

10002 nights with Homo Humus come va..., 1984–1984

Sale Date: March 21, 2002

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1002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do

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1002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do

Sale Date: March 5, 2002

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Zwiebelregen, 1978–1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Zwiebelregen, 1978–1978

Sale Date: March 5, 2002

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One of five seamen, 1975–1975

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

One of five seamen, 1975–1975

Sale Date: February 19, 2002

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Spiralental, 1983–1983

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Spiralental, 1983–1983

Sale Date: February 19, 2002

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Yellow last will, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Yellow last will, 1971–1971

Sale Date: February 19, 2002

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Ceux qui s'aiment, 1952–1965

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Ceux qui s'aiment, 1952–1965

Sale Date: February 8, 2002

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Das falsche Augenlied, 1967–1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Das falsche Augenlied, 1967–1967

Sale Date: January 25, 2002

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten, 1971–1972

Sale Date: January 25, 2002

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Straße der Überlebenden, pl.2, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Straße der Überlebenden, pl.2, 1971–1971

Sale Date: January 25, 2002

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Fall in cloud, fall in fog, fall out, 1979–1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Fall in cloud, fall in fog, fall out, 1979–1979

Sale Date: January 25, 2002

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