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
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Spirale, 1955–1955

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Spirale, 1955–1955

Sale Date: January 25, 2002

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Hommage à Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Hommage à Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: January 24, 2002

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Olympische Spiele, München, 1972–1972

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Olympische Spiele, München, 1972–1972

Sale Date: January 22, 2002

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Regentag portfolio, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag portfolio, 1971–1971

Sale Date: December 18, 2001

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In Gamba, 1987–1987

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In Gamba, 1987–1987

Sale Date: December 14, 2001

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City citizen, 1994–1994

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City citizen, 1994–1994

Sale Date: December 8, 2001

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Testament in gelb, 1971–1971

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Testament in gelb, 1971–1971

Sale Date: December 8, 2001

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Der Knabe mit den grünen Haaren, 1967–1967

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Der Knabe mit den grünen Haaren, 1967–1967

Sale Date: December 8, 2001

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967–1967

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967–1967

Sale Date: December 8, 2001

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In Gamba, 1990–1990

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In Gamba, 1990–1990

Sale Date: December 8, 2001

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Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1971–1971

Sale Date: December 7, 2001

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

Sale Date: December 7, 2001

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Good morning city, 1969–1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1969

Sale Date: December 7, 2001

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Olympische Winterspiele Sarajewo 1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympische Winterspiele Sarajewo 1984

Sale Date: December 7, 2001

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Regen auf Regentag, pl.5, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regen auf Regentag, pl.5, 1971–1971

Sale Date: December 7, 2001

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Irinaland über dem Balkan, pl.7, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Irinaland über dem Balkan, pl.7, 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 7, 2001

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967–1967

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967–1967

Sale Date: December 7, 2001

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1971

Sale Date: December 7, 2001

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Seereise I, 1967–1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Seereise I, 1967–1967

Sale Date: December 7, 2001

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Spiralental, 1983–1983

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Spiralental, 1983–1983

Sale Date: December 7, 2001

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

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

Sale Date: December 7, 2001

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Die Augen von Machu Picchú, 1966–1966

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Die Augen von Machu Picchú, 1966–1966

Sale Date: December 7, 2001

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: December 7, 2001

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1971

Sale Date: December 7, 2001

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