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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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)
Regen auf Regentag, pl. 5, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regen auf Regentag, pl. 5, 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 2, 2001

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Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1971

Sale Date: June 2, 2001

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, pl.1, 1971–1972

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, pl.1, 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 2, 2001

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Die Augen des Machu Picchu, 1966–1966

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Die Augen des Machu Picchu, 1966–1966

Sale Date: May 30, 2001

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10002 Nights Homo Humus, 1984–1984

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10002 Nights Homo Humus, 1984–1984

Sale Date: May 30, 2001

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In Gamba, 1990–1990

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In Gamba, 1990–1990

Sale Date: May 30, 2001

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser

"1002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do"

Sale Date: May 30, 2001

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Kleiner Palast der Krankheit, 1970–1970

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Kleiner Palast der Krankheit, 1970–1970

Sale Date: May 30, 2001

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Zwiebelregen, 1978–1978

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Zwiebelregen, 1978–1978

Sale Date: May 30, 2001

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La Marne, 1957–1957

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La Marne, 1957–1957

Sale Date: May 30, 2001

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: May 25, 2001

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Shadow of the stars, 1967–1967

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Shadow of the stars, 1967–1967

Sale Date: May 21, 2001

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Homage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Homage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: May 21, 2001

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Korallenblumen, 1988–1988

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Korallenblumen, 1988–1988

Sale Date: May 19, 2001

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Regen auf Regentag, pl.5, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regen auf Regentag, pl.5, 1971–1971

Sale Date: May 19, 2001

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Green power, 1972–1972

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Green power, 1972–1972

Sale Date: May 19, 2001

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Good morning city, 1969–1969

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Good morning city, 1969–1969

Sale Date: May 19, 2001

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In Gamba, 1987–1989

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

In Gamba, 1987–1989

Sale Date: May 19, 2001

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Good morning city, 1969–1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1969

Sale Date: May 18, 2001

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Hommage à Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: May 18, 2001

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1971

Sale Date: May 18, 2001

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1971

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1971

Sale Date: May 18, 2001

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Hommage à Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: May 18, 2001

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Die vier Fremden, 1992–1992

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die vier Fremden, 1992–1992

Sale Date: May 18, 2001

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