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

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)

Shadows of the stars, 1967–1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Shadows of the stars, 1967–1967

Sale Date: June 8, 1999

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Insel der verlorenen Wünsche, 1978–1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Insel der verlorenen Wünsche, 1978–1978

Sale Date: June 8, 1999

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Irinaland über dem Balkan, pl.7, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Irinaland über dem Balkan, pl.7, 1971–1971

Sale Date: June 8, 1999

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Homo humus, come va, how do you do, 1984–1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Homo humus, come va, how do you do, 1984–1984

Sale Date: June 8, 1999

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: June 8, 1999

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Hommage á Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage á Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: June 5, 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: June 5, 1999

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Homo Humus come va - 10002 nights, 1984–1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Homo Humus come va - 10002 nights, 1984–1984

Sale Date: June 5, 1999

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Mädchenfund im Gras - Erinnerung an Hannover -...

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Mädchenfund im Gras - Erinnerung an Hannover -...

Sale Date: June 5, 1999

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die fünfte Augenwaage, 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 2, 1999

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Fuite dans l'espace, pl.4

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Fuite dans l'espace, pl.4

Sale Date: May 31, 1999

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Balance oculaire numéro cinq, pl.1, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Balance oculaire numéro cinq, pl.1, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 31, 1999

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Il fait mal d'attendre avec amour si..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Il fait mal d'attendre avec amour si..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 31, 1999

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Colombus jour de pluie aux Indes, pl.8, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Colombus jour de pluie aux Indes, pl.8, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 31, 1999

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Le rond-point des Croisés, pl. 10, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Le rond-point des Croisés, pl. 10, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 31, 1999

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La route des survivants, pl.8, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

La route des survivants, pl.8, 1971

Sale Date: May 31, 1999

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Regentag sur les ondes de l'amour, pl.8, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag sur les ondes de l'amour, pl.8, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 31, 1999

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970–1970

Sale Date: May 28, 1999

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Ohne Titel, 1959–1959

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Ohne Titel, 1959–1959

Sale Date: May 28, 1999

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Palmenebene von Marrakesch und Atlas, 1951–1957

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Palmenebene von Marrakesch und Atlas, 1951–1957

Sale Date: May 27, 1999

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Good morning city/Bleeding town, 1969–1969

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Good morning city/Bleeding town, 1969–1969

Sale Date: May 25, 1999

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Regentag

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Sale Date: May 25, 1999

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Good Morning City, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good Morning City, 1969–1970

Sale Date: May 20, 1999

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Fabrik in Indien

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Fabrik in Indien

Sale Date: May 19, 1999

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