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.

Most Expensive Artwork Sold at Auction

Ville vue d’au-delà du soleil, 1955
Sold price: 618,794 USD

Friedensreich Hundertwasser Artworks

Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)

Good morning city - Bleeding town

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city - Bleeding town

Sale Date: October 5, 2000

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Flucht ins All, pl.4, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Flucht ins All, pl.4, 1971–1971

Sale Date: September 30, 2000

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Regen auf Regentag, pl.5, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regen auf Regentag, pl.5, 1971–1971

Sale Date: September 30, 2000

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: September 30, 2000

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: September 30, 2000

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Straße der Überlebenden, pl.2, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Straße der Überlebenden, pl.2, 1971–1971

Sale Date: September 30, 2000

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: September 30, 2000

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Hommage to Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage to Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: September 30, 2000

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Regen auf Regentag, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regen auf Regentag, 1971–1971

Sale Date: September 30, 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: September 30, 2000

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Regentage auf Liebe Welle, pl.8, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentage auf Liebe Welle, pl.8, 1971–1971

Sale Date: September 30, 2000

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1971

Sale Date: September 30, 2000

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Regentag, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag, 1971–1971

Sale Date: September 30, 2000

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Mit der Liebe warten tut weh, pl.3, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Mit der Liebe warten tut weh, pl.3, 1971–1971

Sale Date: September 30, 2000

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, pl.1, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die fünfte Augenwaage, pl.1, 1971–1971

Sale Date: September 30, 2000

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Hommage to Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage to Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: September 30, 2000

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Irinaland über dem Balkan, pl.7, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Irinaland über dem Balkan, pl.7, 1971–1971

Sale Date: September 30, 2000

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Let us pray Manitou wins, 1981–1981

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Let us pray Manitou wins, 1981–1981

Sale Date: September 30, 2000

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: September 30, 2000

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Ohne Titel, 1959–1959

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Ohne Titel, 1959–1959

Sale Date: September 30, 2000

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967–1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Das falsche Augenlid, 1967–1967

Sale Date: September 29, 2000

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Flucht ins All, pl.4, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Flucht ins All, pl.4, 1971–1972

Sale Date: September 29, 2000

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Columbus - Regentag in Indien, pl.6, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Columbus - Regentag in Indien, pl.6, 1971–1972

Sale Date: September 29, 2000

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Il rotolante, 1984–1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Il rotolante, 1984–1984

Sale Date: September 25, 2000

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