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 to Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage to Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Green power, 1972–1972

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Green power, 1972–1972

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Straße der Überlebenden, pl.2, 1971–1971

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Straße der Überlebenden, pl.2, 1971–1971

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1971

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1971

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Creeper I, 1982–1983

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Creeper I, 1982–1983

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

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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

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Untitled, 1959–1959

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Untitled, 1959–1959

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In Gamba, 1987–1987

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In Gamba, 1987–1987

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In Gamba, 1987–1987

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In Gamba, 1987–1987

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Rain of blood is falling into the garden, 1972–1972

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Rain of blood is falling into the garden, 1972–1972

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Rockett earth, 1988–1988

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Rockett earth, 1988–1988

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Insel der verlorenen Wünsche, 1977–1977

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Insel der verlorenen Wünsche, 1977–1977

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Homo humus humanitas, 1987–1987

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Homo humus humanitas, 1987–1987

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, pl.6, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, pl.6, 1971–1972

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Olympische Spiele München, 1971–1972

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Olympische Spiele München, 1971–1972

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Coulmbus rainy day in India, pl.6, 1971–1972

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Coulmbus rainy day in India, pl.6, 1971–1972

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1969–1969

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1969–1969

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Crusade of the crossroaders, pl.10, 1971–1972

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Crusade of the crossroaders, pl.10, 1971–1972

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

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Hammage à Schröder Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hammage à Schröder Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: August 27, 2001

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