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
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Regentag

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Regentag

Sale Date: December 8, 1998

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Straße der Überlebenden, 1971–1971

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Straße der Überlebenden, 1971–1971

Sale Date: December 7, 1998

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Good morning city, 1969–1969

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Good morning city, 1969–1969

Sale Date: December 5, 1998

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Hommage to Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Hommage to Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: December 5, 1998

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Die Seereise I, 1967–1967

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Die Seereise I, 1967–1967

Sale Date: December 5, 1998

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Regentag, 1966–1972

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Regentag, 1966–1972

Sale Date: December 4, 1998

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Olympische Spiele München, 1971–1972

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Olympische Spiele München, 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 4, 1998

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Menschenfreude, 1987–1987

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Menschenfreude, 1987–1987

Sale Date: December 2, 1998

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"10002 nights Homo Humus come va...", 1984–1984

Sale Date: December 2, 1998

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La Spirale et les Vernis, 1955–1956

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La Spirale et les Vernis, 1955–1956

Sale Date: December 2, 1998

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Die grünen Haare, 1957–1957

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Die grünen Haare, 1957–1957

Sale Date: December 2, 1998

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Regen auf Regentag, pl.5, 1971–1972

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Regen auf Regentag, pl.5, 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 1, 1998

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: December 1, 1998

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: December 1, 1998

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Good morning, city, 1969–1969

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Good morning, city, 1969–1969

Sale Date: December 1, 1998

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: December 1, 1998

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, pl.6, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, pl.6, 1972–1972

Sale Date: December 1, 1998

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Plakat für die Olympischen Spiele..., 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Plakat für die Olympischen Spiele..., 1972–1972

Sale Date: December 1, 1998

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

Sale Date: November 30, 1998

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Good morning city, 1969–1969

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Good morning city, 1969–1969

Sale Date: November 30, 1998

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Die Mauer, 1979–1979

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Die Mauer, 1979–1979

Sale Date: November 30, 1998

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Die Nachbarn I - Spiralsonne und Mondhaus, 1967–1967

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Die Nachbarn I - Spiralsonne und Mondhaus, 1967–1967

Sale Date: November 30, 1998

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Zwei Bäume auf dem Schiff Regentag, pl.1, 1971–1971

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Zwei Bäume auf dem Schiff Regentag, pl.1, 1971–1971

Sale Date: November 30, 1998

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Brillen im kleinen Gesicht, 1968–1968

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Brillen im kleinen Gesicht, 1968–1968

Sale Date: November 30, 1998

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