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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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)
Le rond point des croisés, pl. 10, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Le rond point des croisés, pl. 10, 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 16, 1999

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La route des survivants, pl. 2, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

La route des survivants, pl. 2, 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 16, 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: March 16, 1999

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Colombus jour de pluie aux Indes, pl. 6, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Colombus jour de pluie aux Indes, pl. 6, 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 16, 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: March 16, 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: March 16, 1999

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Homage to Schröder-Sonnerstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Homage to Schröder-Sonnerstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: March 4, 1999

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Der Knabe mit den grünen Haaren

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Der Knabe mit den grünen Haaren

Sale Date: March 2, 1999

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Eye balance number five

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Eye balance number five

Sale Date: February 14, 1999

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Eyebalance number five, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Eyebalance number five, 1971

Sale Date: February 11, 1999

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It hurts to wait with love if love is..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

It hurts to wait with love if love is..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: February 11, 1999

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Mann mit Zylinder, 1987–1987

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Mann mit Zylinder, 1987–1987

Sale Date: January 30, 1999

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Mädchen turnt im Gras, 1964–1964

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Mädchen turnt im Gras, 1964–1964

Sale Date: January 30, 1999

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Die Seereise I, 1967–1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Seereise I, 1967–1967

Sale Date: January 30, 1999

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Good morning city, 1969–1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1969

Sale Date: January 30, 1999

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Hommage a Schröder Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage a Schröder Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: December 14, 1998

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Die Flucht des Dalai Lama, 1959–1959

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Flucht des Dalai Lama, 1959–1959

Sale Date: December 14, 1998

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Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 12, 1998

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Steet for survivors, pl.2, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Steet for survivors, pl.2, 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 11, 1998

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Regentag, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag, 1971–1971

Sale Date: December 11, 1998

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The false eyelash, 1967–1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The false eyelash, 1967–1967

Sale Date: December 11, 1998

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Regentag portfolio, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag portfolio, 1971–1971

Sale Date: December 9, 1998

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Die Stadt-Stadt, 1979–1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Stadt-Stadt, 1979–1979

Sale Date: December 8, 1998

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Gespräch mit jenseits, 1984–1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Gespräch mit jenseits, 1984–1984

Sale Date: December 8, 1998

Auction Closed

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