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.

Related Categories

Contemporary Art, Contemporary Realism, Photography

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Gustav Klimt, Oskar Kokoschka, Edvard Munch, Egon Schiele

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Ville vue d’au-delà du soleil, 1955
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Spiralsun and moonhouse - The neighbors, 1967–1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Spiralsun and moonhouse - The neighbors, 1967–1967

Sale Date: November 2, 1998

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Hide (Under the meadow it begins to rain), 1976–1976

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Hide (Under the meadow it begins to rain), 1976–1976

Sale Date: November 2, 1998

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Abschied aus Afrika, 1967–1967

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Abschied aus Afrika, 1967–1967

Sale Date: October 30, 1998

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King Kong, 1968–1968

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King Kong, 1968–1968

Sale Date: October 30, 1998

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Regentag, 1971–1971

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Regentag, 1971–1971

Sale Date: October 30, 1998

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Exodus into space, 1971–1971

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Exodus into space, 1971–1971

Sale Date: October 30, 1998

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Eyebalance number five, 1971–1971

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Eyebalance number five, 1971–1971

Sale Date: October 30, 1998

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Die fünfte Augenwaage

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Die fünfte Augenwaage

Sale Date: October 30, 1998

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Save the whales, save the seas, 1979–1979

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Save the whales, save the seas, 1979–1979

Sale Date: October 29, 1998

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Olympic Games Munich, 1972–1972

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Olympic Games Munich, 1972–1972

Sale Date: October 29, 1998

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Good morning city, 1970–1970

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Good morning city, 1970–1970

Sale Date: October 28, 1998

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Tears of an artist, 1976–1976

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Tears of an artist, 1976–1976

Sale Date: October 28, 1998

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: October 28, 1998

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: October 28, 1998

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Sonnenstern 11.9.1972 80 Birthday, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sonnenstern 11.9.1972 80 Birthday, 1972–1972

Sale Date: October 24, 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: October 24, 1998

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Fenêtres dans la prairie - Survivant de , 1959–1963

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Fenêtres dans la prairie - Survivant de , 1959–1963

Sale Date: October 23, 1998

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do..., 1984–1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do..., 1984–1984

Sale Date: October 22, 1998

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern. Lebensbaum

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern. Lebensbaum

Sale Date: October 17, 1998

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern...., 1972–1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern...., 1972–1972

Sale Date: October 17, 1998

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Relations of a spider, 1971–1971

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Relations of a spider, 1971–1971

Sale Date: October 17, 1998

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10002 nights - Homo humus come va, 1983–1984

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10002 nights - Homo humus come va, 1983–1984

Sale Date: October 17, 1998

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Die Schatten der Sterne, 1967–1967

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Die Schatten der Sterne, 1967–1967

Sale Date: October 8, 1998

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Porträt der Roslyn (III: mit drei Augen , 1951–1951

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Porträt der Roslyn (III: mit drei Augen , 1951–1951

Sale Date: October 8, 1998

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