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)
Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.8, 1970–1970

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.8, 1970–1970

Sale Date: November 10, 2000

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Die Mauer, 1979–1979

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Die Mauer, 1979–1979

Sale Date: November 10, 2000

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Wiesenmann, 1974–1974

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Wiesenmann, 1974–1974

Sale Date: November 10, 2000

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: November 8, 2000

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

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

Sale Date: November 8, 2000

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Street for survivors, pl.2, 1971–1971

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Street for survivors, pl.2, 1971–1971

Sale Date: November 8, 2000

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Eyebalance number five, 1971–1972

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Eyebalance number five, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 8, 2000

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Regentag, 1971–1971

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Regentag, 1971–1971

Sale Date: November 2, 2000

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Midori no namida, 1969–1974

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Midori no namida, 1969–1974

Sale Date: November 2, 2000

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: November 2, 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: November 1, 2000

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Street for survivors, 1971–1972

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Street for survivors, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 1, 2000

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The expulsion, 1967–1967

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The expulsion, 1967–1967

Sale Date: November 1, 2000

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Houses in rain of blood, 1961–1961

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Houses in rain of blood, 1961–1961

Sale Date: November 1, 2000

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do..., 1984–1984

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do..., 1984–1984

Sale Date: October 31, 2000

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, pl.9, 1971–1972

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, pl.9, 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 31, 2000

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In Gamba, 1990–1990

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In Gamba, 1990–1990

Sale Date: October 31, 2000

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Olympic Games Munich, 1972–1972

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Olympic Games Munich, 1972–1972

Sale Date: October 26, 2000

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Die Kirche von Hokkaido, 1961–1961

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Die Kirche von Hokkaido, 1961–1961

Sale Date: October 26, 2000

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 21, 2000

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Window out of the pond - Window into..., 1978–1978

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Window out of the pond - Window into..., 1978–1978

Sale Date: October 21, 2000

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: October 20, 2000

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Fliegende Wolkenkratzer, 1955–1987

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Fliegende Wolkenkratzer, 1955–1987

Sale Date: October 17, 2000

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 5, 2000

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