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)

Il rotolante, 1985–1988

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Il rotolante, 1985–1988

Sale Date: May 24, 2000

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1971–1971

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1971–1971

Sale Date: May 24, 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: May 15, 2000

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Homage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Homage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: May 15, 2000

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One of five seamen (Il mariano), 1975–1975

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One of five seamen (Il mariano), 1975–1975

Sale Date: May 15, 2000

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

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

Sale Date: May 13, 2000

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: May 13, 2000

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: May 13, 2000

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va how you , 1984–1984

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va how you , 1984–1984

Sale Date: May 13, 2000

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: May 13, 2000

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Hommage to Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Hommage to Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: May 13, 2000

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Spirale

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Sale Date: May 13, 2000

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The eyes of Machu Picchú, 1966–1966

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The eyes of Machu Picchú, 1966–1966

Sale Date: May 11, 2000

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Good morning city, 1969–1969

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Good morning city, 1969–1969

Sale Date: May 8, 2000

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Pacific raindrop on Tahiti, 1989–1989

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Pacific raindrop on Tahiti, 1989–1989

Sale Date: May 8, 1999

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

Sale Date: May 8, 1999

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Ein Regentag mit Walter Kampmann, 1969–1969

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Ein Regentag mit Walter Kampmann, 1969–1969

Sale Date: May 6, 2000

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Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1971–1972

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Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 6, 2000

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Fall in cloud, fall in fog, fall out, 1973–1979

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Fall in cloud, fall in fog, fall out, 1973–1979

Sale Date: May 5, 2000

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Take care when you walk over the prairie, 1976–1976

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Take care when you walk over the prairie, 1976–1976

Sale Date: May 3, 2000

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10002 nights homo humus come va

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10002 nights homo humus come va

Sale Date: May 3, 2000

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Little palace of illness

, 1970–1970

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Little palace of illness , 1970–1970

Sale Date: May 3, 2000

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Yellow last will, 1971–1971

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Yellow last will, 1971–1971

Sale Date: May 3, 2000

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Green power, 1972–1972

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Green power, 1972–1972

Sale Date: May 3, 2000

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