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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Look at it on a rainy day., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Look at it on a rainy day., 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 30, 1998

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Nights homor humus

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Nights homor humus

Sale Date: November 30, 1998

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser

"10002 Homo Humus come va How do you do", 1984–1984

Sale Date: November 30, 1998

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: November 28, 1998

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

Sale Date: November 20, 1998

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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: November 20, 1998

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Die Augen von Machu Picch'u, 1966–1966

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Augen von Machu Picch'u, 1966–1966

Sale Date: November 20, 1998

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970–1970

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970–1970

Sale Date: November 20, 1998

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Good morning city, 1970–1970

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Good morning city, 1970–1970

Sale Date: November 20, 1998

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.8, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.8, 1971–1971

Sale Date: November 20, 1998

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Insel der verlorenen Wünsche, 1977–1978

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Insel der verlorenen Wünsche, 1977–1978

Sale Date: November 18, 1998

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: November 18, 1998

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, pl.6, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, pl.6, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 18, 1998

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Portrait Friedensreich Hundertwasser, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Portrait Friedensreich Hundertwasser, 1972–1972

Sale Date: November 14, 1998

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10002 nights homo humus, 1984–1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

10002 nights homo humus, 1984–1984

Sale Date: November 14, 1998

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Wiesenmann, 1974–1974

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Wiesenmann, 1974–1974

Sale Date: November 14, 1998

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1969–1970

Sale Date: November 14, 1998

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern

Sale Date: November 14, 1998

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Hommage à Schroeder Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schroeder Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: November 9, 1998

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Straße der Überlebenden, pl.2, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Straße der Überlebenden, pl.2, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 9, 1998

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Kreisverkehr des Strassengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr des Strassengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 9, 1998

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Kolumbus Regentag en India

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Kolumbus Regentag en India

Sale Date: November 8, 1998

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The expulsion, 1967–1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The expulsion, 1967–1967

Sale Date: November 2, 1998

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Look at it on a rainy day

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Look at it on a rainy day

Sale Date: November 2, 1998

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