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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)

Blutregenfieberhaus, 1974–1974

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Blutregenfieberhaus, 1974–1974

Sale Date: June 8, 2000

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Straßenverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Straßenverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten, 1971–1971

Sale Date: June 8, 2000

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Haus fûr Baûme und auch fûr Menschen, 1972–1973

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Haus fûr Baûme und auch fûr Menschen, 1972–1973

Sale Date: June 7, 2000

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Untitled, 1973–1973

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Untitled, 1973–1973

Sale Date: June 7, 2000

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10002 Nächte homo humus come va how do..., 1983–1983

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10002 Nächte homo humus come va how do..., 1983–1983

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10002 Nächte homo humus come va how do..., 1984–1984

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10002 Nächte homo humus come va how do..., 1984–1984

Sale Date: June 7, 2000

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Tennos fly with hats, 1985–1985

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Tennos fly with hats, 1985–1985

Sale Date: June 7, 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: June 6, 2000

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Flucht ins All, pl.4, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Flucht ins All, pl.4, 1971–1971

Sale Date: June 6, 2000

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Die Flucht des Dalai-Lama, 1959–1959

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Die Flucht des Dalai-Lama, 1959–1959

Sale Date: June 6, 2000

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.8, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.8, 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 6, 2000

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 6, 2000

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Mit der Liebe warten tut weh, wenn die..., 1971–1972

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Mit der Liebe warten tut weh, wenn die..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 6, 2000

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10002 nights Homo Humus, 1984–1984

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10002 nights Homo Humus, 1984–1984

Sale Date: June 3, 2000

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Bärnbacher Andacht im Schnee, 1988–1988

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Bärnbacher Andacht im Schnee, 1988–1988

Sale Date: June 3, 2000

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Il rotolante

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Sale Date: June 3, 2000

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Mädchenfund im Gras - Erinnerung an..., 1964–1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras - Erinnerung an..., 1964–1964

Sale Date: June 3, 2000

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Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 27, 2000

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: May 27, 2000

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967–1967

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967–1967

Sale Date: May 27, 2000

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.8, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.8, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 27, 2000

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Kunsthaus Wien, 1991–1991

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kunsthaus Wien, 1991–1991

Sale Date: May 27, 2000

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: May 25, 2000

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Der Knabe mit den grünen Haaren, 1967–1967

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Der Knabe mit den grünen Haaren, 1967–1967

Sale Date: May 25, 2000

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