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)

Capelli della città, 1954–1954

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Capelli della città, 1954–1954

Sale Date: April 29, 1999

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: April 28, 1999

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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 28, 1999

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: April 28, 1999

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HuWa (Mann mit Zylinder), 1987–1987

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HuWa (Mann mit Zylinder), 1987–1987

Sale Date: April 28, 1999

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Des Mandarins Lied vom weißen Nebel, 1989–1991

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Des Mandarins Lied vom weißen Nebel, 1989–1991

Sale Date: April 28, 1999

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Good morning city, 1969–1969

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Good morning city, 1969–1969

Sale Date: April 24, 1999

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Insel der verlorenen Wünsche, 1976–1977

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Insel der verlorenen Wünsche, 1976–1977

Sale Date: April 24, 1999

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: April 22, 1999

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Strasse der Uberlebendem, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Strasse der Uberlebendem, 1971–1971

Sale Date: April 22, 1999

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Homage to Schröder-Sönnenstern, 1972–1972

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Homage to Schröder-Sönnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: April 22, 1999

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Look at it on a rainy day

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Look at it on a rainy day

Sale Date: April 10, 1999

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A rainy day on the Regentag, 1971–1972

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A rainy day on the Regentag, 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 26, 1999

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Die Seereise I, 1967–1967

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Die Seereise I, 1967–1967

Sale Date: March 26, 1999

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Irinaland über dem Balkan, pl.7, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Irinaland über dem Balkan, pl.7, 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 26, 1999

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, pl.9, 1971–1972

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, pl.9, 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 26, 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: March 26, 1999

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Hommage to Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage to Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: March 26, 1999

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Erste Spirale im guten Sinne des..., 1961–1961

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Erste Spirale im guten Sinne des..., 1961–1961

Sale Date: March 25, 1999

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Straße der Überlebenden, 1971–1971

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Straße der Überlebenden, 1971–1971

Sale Date: March 25, 1999

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Regentag, 1971–1972

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Regentag, 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 25, 1999

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, pl.9, 1971–1972

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, pl.9, 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 20, 1999

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

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

Sale Date: March 16, 1999

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Pluie sur Regentag, pl. 5, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Pluie sur Regentag, pl. 5, 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 16, 1999

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