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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser Artworks

Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: November 12, 2001

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: November 8, 2001

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1969–1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1969–1969

Sale Date: November 8, 2001

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Town in town, 1979–1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Town in town, 1979–1979

Sale Date: November 8, 2001

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Eyebalance number five, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Eyebalance number five, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 7, 2001

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: November 7, 2001

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One of five seamen (Il Marinaio), 1975–1975

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

One of five seamen (Il Marinaio), 1975–1975

Sale Date: November 7, 2001

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: November 7, 2001

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Crusade of the crossroaders, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Crusade of the crossroaders, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 5, 2001

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In Gamba, 1990–1990

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

In Gamba, 1990–1990

Sale Date: November 5, 2001

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The occidental, 1978–1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The occidental, 1978–1978

Sale Date: November 1, 2001

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Look at it on a rainy day (The Regentag Portfolio)

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Look at it on a rainy day (The Regentag Portfolio)

Sale Date: October 31, 2001

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: October 31, 2001

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One of five seamen, 1975–1975

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

One of five seamen, 1975–1975

Sale Date: October 24, 2001

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: October 24, 2001

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Burning winter, 1976–1976

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Burning winter, 1976–1976

Sale Date: October 17, 2001

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: October 13, 2001

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Des Mandarins Lied von weißen Nebel, 1991–1992

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Des Mandarins Lied von weißen Nebel, 1991–1992

Sale Date: October 13, 2001

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Street for survivors, pl.2, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Street for survivors, pl.2, 1971–1971

Sale Date: October 8, 2001

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City citizen, 1994–1994

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

City citizen, 1994–1994

Sale Date: October 8, 2001

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In Gamba, 1990–1990

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

In Gamba, 1990–1990

Sale Date: October 8, 2001

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: October 5, 2001

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: October 5, 2001

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: September 29, 2001

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