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

Related Artists

Gustav Klimt, Oskar Kokoschka, Edvard Munch, Egon Schiele

Most Expensive Artwork Sold at Auction

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

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)
Journey II and Travel by rail, 1967–1967

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Journey II and Travel by rail, 1967–1967

Sale Date: June 22, 1999

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Burning winter, 1976–1976

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Burning winter, 1976–1976

Sale Date: June 22, 1999

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Figure in a top hat among trees, 1987–1987

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Figure in a top hat among trees, 1987–1987

Sale Date: June 22, 1999

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The false eyelash, 1967–1967

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The false eyelash, 1967–1967

Sale Date: June 22, 1999

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Hide under the meadow it begins to rain, 1976–1976

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Hide under the meadow it begins to rain, 1976–1976

Sale Date: June 22, 1999

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Song of the whales, 1979–1979

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Song of the whales, 1979–1979

Sale Date: June 22, 1999

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Two to thirteen windows afloat, 1979–1979

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Two to thirteen windows afloat, 1979–1979

Sale Date: June 22, 1999

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The second skin, 1987–1987

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The second skin, 1987–1987

Sale Date: June 22, 1999

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Sad not so sad is rainshine, 1970–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sad not so sad is rainshine, 1970–1970

Sale Date: June 22, 1999

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Trees on several tiers, 1988–1988

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Trees on several tiers, 1988–1988

Sale Date: June 22, 1999

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

Sale Date: June 11, 1999

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Regentag, 1966–1972

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Regentag, 1966–1972

Sale Date: June 11, 1999

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

Sale Date: June 11, 1999

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Die endlose Stadt, 1988–1988

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die endlose Stadt, 1988–1988

Sale Date: June 10, 1999

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Regentag (portfolio of 10), 1971–1971

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Regentag (portfolio of 10), 1971–1971

Sale Date: June 10, 1999

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: June 10, 1999

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Composition with houses, 1989–1989

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Composition with houses, 1989–1989

Sale Date: June 10, 1999

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Pacific steamer, 1985–1986

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Pacific steamer, 1985–1986

Sale Date: June 10, 1999

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King Kong, 1968–1968

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

King Kong, 1968–1968

Sale Date: June 10, 1999

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Midori no namida: Two trees on board of , 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Midori no namida: Two trees on board of , 1971–1971

Sale Date: June 10, 1999

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Girl finding in the grass, 1964–1964

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Girl finding in the grass, 1964–1964

Sale Date: June 8, 1999

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Night train, 1978–1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Night train, 1978–1978

Sale Date: June 8, 1999

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser

"homo humus come va 10002 nights", 1984–1984

Sale Date: June 8, 1999

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Bottlehousebath, 1992–1992

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Bottlehousebath, 1992–1992

Sale Date: June 8, 1999

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