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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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)
The occidental, 1978–1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The occidental, 1978–1978

Sale Date: May 1, 2001

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Song of the whales, 1979–1979

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Song of the whales, 1979–1979

Sale Date: May 1, 2001

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Town in town, 1979–1979

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Town in town, 1979–1979

Sale Date: May 1, 2001

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser

"1002 nights homo humus...", 1982–1983

Sale Date: April 25, 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: April 25, 2001

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: April 21, 2001

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 21, 2001

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: April 7, 2001

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Il rotolante, 1985–1988

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Il rotolante, 1985–1988

Sale Date: April 7, 2001

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Automobil mit roten Regentropfen, 1953–1953

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Automobil mit roten Regentropfen, 1953–1953

Sale Date: April 5, 2001

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Hommage to Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage to Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: March 31, 2001

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Straße der Überlebenden, pl.2, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Straße der Überlebenden, pl.2, 1971–1971

Sale Date: March 31, 2001

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Olympische Spiele 1972, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympische Spiele 1972, 1972–1972

Sale Date: March 31, 2001

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Green power, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Green power, 1972–1972

Sale Date: March 31, 2001

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Do not wait - Houses move, 1989–1989

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Do not wait - Houses move, 1989–1989

Sale Date: March 31, 2001

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.8, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.8, 1971–1971

Sale Date: March 31, 2001

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: March 31, 2001

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: March 31, 2001

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Good morning city

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Good morning city

Sale Date: March 31, 2001

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Homo Humus Humanitas, 1987–1987

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Homo Humus Humanitas, 1987–1987

Sale Date: March 31, 2001

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Regentag, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag, 1971–1971

Sale Date: March 31, 2001

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Good morning city

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Good morning city

Sale Date: March 29, 2001

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Good morning city bleeding town, 1969–1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city bleeding town, 1969–1969

Sale Date: March 9, 2001

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Pacific steamer, 1986–1986

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Pacific steamer, 1986–1986

Sale Date: March 9, 2001

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