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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Contemporary Art, Contemporary Realism, Photography

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Ville vue d’au-delà du soleil, 1955
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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)
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 19, 1999

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Green power, 1972–1972

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Green power, 1972–1972

Sale Date: May 19, 1999

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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 19, 1999

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Dampfer von vorne, 1951–1951

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Dampfer von vorne, 1951–1951

Sale Date: May 19, 1999

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Good-bye from Africa, 1967–1967

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Good-bye from Africa, 1967–1967

Sale Date: May 17, 1999

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A rainy day on the Regentag, pl.5, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

A rainy day on the Regentag, pl.5, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 17, 1999

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Homage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Homage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: May 17, 1999

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: May 13, 1999

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Straße der Überlebenden, pl.2, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Straße der Überlebenden, pl.2, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 10, 1999

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Hommage to Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage to Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: May 10, 1999

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10002 nights homo humus come va how do..., 1984–1984

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10002 nights homo humus come va how do..., 1984–1984

Sale Date: May 10, 1999

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.2, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.2, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 10, 1999

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Die vier Fremden, 1992–1992

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die vier Fremden, 1992–1992

Sale Date: May 8, 1999

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Friedensvertrag mit der Natur, 1987–1987

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Friedensvertrag mit der Natur, 1987–1987

Sale Date: May 8, 1999

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

Sale Date: May 8, 1999

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Fences of paradise, 1994–1994

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Fences of paradise, 1994–1994

Sale Date: May 8, 1999

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Irinaland über dem Balken, 1971–1972

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Irinaland über dem Balken, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 8, 1999

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: May 8, 1999

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Des Mandarins Lied vom weißen Nebel, 1992–1992

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Des Mandarins Lied vom weißen Nebel, 1992–1992

Sale Date: May 8, 1999

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Nachtzug, 1978–1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Nachtzug, 1978–1978

Sale Date: May 8, 1999

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Fall in cloud - fall in log - fall out, 1979–1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Fall in cloud - fall in log - fall out, 1979–1979

Sale Date: May 8, 1999

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Homage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Homage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: May 6, 1999

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: May 6, 1999

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Die Häuser hängen unter den wiesen, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Häuser hängen unter den wiesen, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 4, 1999

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