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.

Related Categories

Contemporary Art, Contemporary Realism, Photography

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

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)
Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972–1972

Sale Date: November 26, 1999

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Irinaland over the Balkans, pl.7, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Irinaland over the Balkans, pl.7, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 22, 1999

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Good-bye from Africa, 1967–1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good-bye from Africa, 1967–1967

Sale Date: November 22, 1999

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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: November 20, 1999

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: November 20, 1999

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Bottlehousebath, 1993–1994

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Bottlehousebath, 1993–1994

Sale Date: November 20, 1999

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Regentag on waves of love, pl.8, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag on waves of love, pl.8, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 20, 1999

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1971–1971

Sale Date: November 20, 1999

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: November 20, 1999

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Fuite dans l'espace, pl.4, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Fuite dans l'espace, pl.4, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 17, 1999

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: November 11, 1999

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: November 11, 1999

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: November 11, 1999

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser

"10002 nights Homo Humus", 1984–1984

Sale Date: November 10, 1999

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Nachtzug, 1978–1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Nachtzug, 1978–1978

Sale Date: November 10, 1999

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Die Seereise I, 1967–1967

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Die Seereise I, 1967–1967

Sale Date: November 10, 1999

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Let us pray Manitou wins, 1981–1981

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Let us pray Manitou wins, 1981–1981

Sale Date: November 10, 1999

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Die vier fremden, 1991–1992

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die vier fremden, 1991–1992

Sale Date: November 10, 1999

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Crusade of the crossroaders, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Crusade of the crossroaders, 1971–1971

Sale Date: November 5, 1999

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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: November 5, 1999

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Shadow of the stars

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Shadow of the stars

Sale Date: November 5, 1999

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Flucht ins All, pl.4, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Flucht ins All, pl.4, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 3, 1999

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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: November 3, 1999

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End of waters on the roof, 1985–1985

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

End of waters on the roof, 1985–1985

Sale Date: November 3, 1999

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