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)

Blood garden house, 1974–1974

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Blood garden house, 1974–1974

Sale Date: May 3, 2000

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Regentag, 1971–1971

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Regentag, 1971–1971

Sale Date: April 19, 2000

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Let us pray Manitou wins, 1981–1981

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Let us pray Manitou wins, 1981–1981

Sale Date: April 19, 2000

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Pluie sur Regentag, pl.5, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Pluie sur Regentag, pl.5, 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 19, 2000

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One of five seamen, 1972–1975

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

One of five seamen, 1972–1975

Sale Date: April 19, 2000

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Olympic Games Munich 1972, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympic Games Munich 1972, 1972–1972

Sale Date: April 19, 2000

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: April 15, 2000

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

Sale Date: April 15, 2000

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Vier Freunde, 1992–1992

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Vier Freunde, 1992–1992

Sale Date: April 15, 2000

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Mädchenfund im Grass, 1964–1964

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Mädchenfund im Grass, 1964–1964

Sale Date: April 15, 2000

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Der endlose Weg zu Dir, 1967–1967

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Der endlose Weg zu Dir, 1967–1967

Sale Date: April 15, 2000

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Street for survivers, pl.2, 1971–1972

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Street for survivers, pl.2, 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 15, 2000

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Regen auf Regentag, 1971–1971

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Regen auf Regentag, 1971–1971

Sale Date: April 15, 2000

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: April 14, 2000

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Hommage á Schröder Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Hommage á Schröder Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: April 8, 2000

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Regentag, 1971–1972

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Regentag, 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 30, 2000

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Straße der Überlebenden, 1971–1971

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Straße der Überlebenden, 1971–1971

Sale Date: March 30, 2000

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Hommage to Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Hommage to Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: March 25, 2000

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: March 25, 2000

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Die Schatten der Sterne, 1967–1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Schatten der Sterne, 1967–1967

Sale Date: March 25, 2000

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Bleeding town, 1970–1971

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Bleeding town, 1970–1971

Sale Date: March 25, 2000

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Seereise II - Reise zur See und mit der , 1967–1967

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Seereise II - Reise zur See und mit der , 1967–1967

Sale Date: March 25, 2000

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The rain falls far from us, 1972–1974

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The rain falls far from us, 1972–1974

Sale Date: March 25, 2000

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Let us pray Manitou wins, 1981–1981

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Let us pray Manitou wins, 1981–1981

Sale Date: March 25, 2000

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