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

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Kreisverkehr der Strassenkreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Strassenkreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 27, 2001

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Eyebalance number five, pl.1, 1971–1972

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Eyebalance number five, pl.1, 1971–1972

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Irinaland over the Balkans, pl.7, 1971–1972

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Irinaland over the Balkans, pl.7, 1971–1972

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City man, 1984–1984

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City man, 1984–1984

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Homage à Schroeder Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Homage à Schroeder Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Eyebalance number five - Die fünfte..., 1971–1971

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Eyebalance number five - Die fünfte..., 1971–1971

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Hommage an Friedrich Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Hommage an Friedrich Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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It hurts to wait with love if love is..., 1971–1971

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It hurts to wait with love if love is..., 1971–1971

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Street for survivors, 1971–1971

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Street for survivors, 1971–1971

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Columbus rainy day in India - Kolumbus..., 1971–1971

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Columbus rainy day in India - Kolumbus..., 1971–1971

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Irinaland over the Balkans, 1971–1971

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Irinaland over the Balkans, 1971–1971

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Exodus into space - Flucht ins All, 1971–1971

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Exodus into space - Flucht ins All, 1971–1971

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Crusade of the crossroaders -..., 1971–1971

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Crusade of the crossroaders -..., 1971–1971

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A rainy day on the Regentag - Rainy day , 1971–1971

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A rainy day on the Regentag - Rainy day , 1971–1971

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The houses are hanging underneath the..., 1971–1971

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The houses are hanging underneath the..., 1971–1971

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Regentag on waves of love - Regentag..., 1971–1971

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Regentag on waves of love - Regentag..., 1971–1971

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Kunsthaus Wien

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Kunsthaus Wien

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Terrassenhaus mit Turm

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Terrassenhaus mit Turm

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Kunsthaus Wien

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Kunsthaus Wien

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Regentag - Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1971

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Regentag - Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1971

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: November 15, 2001

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967–1967

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967–1967

Sale Date: November 15, 2001

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