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

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sale Date: March 6, 2001

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Night train, 1978–1978

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Night train, 1978–1978

Sale Date: February 14, 2001

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Rain of blood dropping into Japanese..., 1961–1961

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Rain of blood dropping into Japanese..., 1961–1961

Sale Date: February 9, 2001

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967–1967

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967–1967

Sale Date: January 27, 2001

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Straße der Überlebenden, pl.3, 1971–1972

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Straße der Überlebenden, pl.3, 1971–1972

Sale Date: January 27, 2001

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

Sale Date: January 27, 2001

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Die vier Freunde, 1992–1992

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Die vier Freunde, 1992–1992

Sale Date: January 27, 2001

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten, 1971–1972

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten, 1971–1972

Sale Date: January 27, 2001

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Good morning city, 1970–1970

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Good morning city, 1970–1970

Sale Date: January 23, 2001

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Homage to Schroder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Homage to Schroder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: December 17, 2000

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"K19-HWG540", 1963–1963

Sale Date: December 6, 2000

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Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Winter lichterloh, 1976–1976

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Winter lichterloh, 1976–1976

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Regentropfenzähler, 1981–1981

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Regentropfenzähler, 1981–1981

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Window into the pond, 1978–1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Window into the pond, 1978–1978

Sale Date: December 6, 2000

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Gib acht wenn du über die Prärie gehst, 1976–1976

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Gib acht wenn du über die Prärie gehst, 1976–1976

Sale Date: December 6, 2000

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Fall in cloud, fall in fog, fall out, 1979–1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Fall in cloud, fall in fog, fall out, 1979–1979

Sale Date: December 6, 2000

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Regentag, 1971–1971

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Regentag, 1971–1971

Sale Date: December 5, 2000

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Girl finding in the grass, 1964–1964

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Girl finding in the grass, 1964–1964

Sale Date: December 5, 2000

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The false eyelash, 1967–1967

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The false eyelash, 1967–1967

Sale Date: December 5, 2000

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"Good morning city...", 1969–1969

Sale Date: December 3, 2000

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Hommage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: December 2, 2000

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Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1972–1972

Sale Date: December 2, 2000

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Brillen im kleinen Gesicht, 1968–1973

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Brillen im kleinen Gesicht, 1968–1973

Sale Date: December 1, 2000

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