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

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)

In Gamba, 1987–1987

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

In Gamba, 1987–1987

Sale Date: December 1, 2000

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City citizen, 1992–1992

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City citizen, 1992–1992

Sale Date: December 1, 2000

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Die vier Fremden, 1992–1992

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Die vier Fremden, 1992–1992

Sale Date: December 1, 2000

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Kleiner Palast der Krankheit, 1970–1973

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Kleiner Palast der Krankheit, 1970–1973

Sale Date: December 1, 2000

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Pazifikdampfer, 1985–1985

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Pazifikdampfer, 1985–1985

Sale Date: December 1, 2000

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Kopf

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Sale Date: December 1, 2000

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: November 30, 2000

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Abschied aus Afrika, 1967–1967

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Abschied aus Afrika, 1967–1967

Sale Date: November 29, 2000

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Homage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Homage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: November 27, 2000

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Homage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Homage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: November 27, 2000

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: November 25, 2000

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Straße der Überlebenden, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Straße der Überlebenden, 1971–1971

Sale Date: November 25, 2000

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Hommage to Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage to Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: November 25, 2000

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Regentag - Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag - Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1971

Sale Date: November 25, 2000

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: November 25, 2000

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1971

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1971

Sale Date: November 25, 2000

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: November 25, 2000

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, pl.1, 1971–1971

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, pl.1, 1971–1971

Sale Date: November 25, 2000

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: November 25, 2000

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1971

Sale Date: November 25, 2000

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

Sale Date: November 25, 2000

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1002 nights homo humus come va how do..., 1984–1984

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1002 nights homo humus come va how do..., 1984–1984

Sale Date: November 25, 2000

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Flucht ins All, pl.4, 1971–1972

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Flucht ins All, pl.4, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 25, 2000

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La barca, 1968–1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

La barca, 1968–1969

Sale Date: November 25, 2000

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