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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Ville vue d’au-delà du soleil, 1955
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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)
Coupe d'un sac à dos, 1956–1956

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Coupe d'un sac à dos, 1956–1956

Sale Date: October 8, 1998

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Les nuages sur contretemps III de Paris, 1964–1965

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Les nuages sur contretemps III de Paris, 1964–1965

Sale Date: October 8, 1998

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Testament in Gelb, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Testament in Gelb, 1971–1971

Sale Date: October 5, 1998

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: October 5, 1998

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Bottlehause bath, 1994–1994

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Bottlehause bath, 1994–1994

Sale Date: October 1, 1998

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Good morning city, 1969–1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1969

Sale Date: October 1, 1998

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Die Seereise I, 1967–1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Seereise I, 1967–1967

Sale Date: October 1, 1998

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One of five seamen - Il marinaio, 1975–1975

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One of five seamen - Il marinaio, 1975–1975

Sale Date: October 1, 1998

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Mann mit Zylinder, 1987–1987

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Mann mit Zylinder, 1987–1987

Sale Date: October 1, 1998

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Sad not so sad is rain shine, 1968–1968

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sad not so sad is rain shine, 1968–1968

Sale Date: September 13, 1998

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Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1971

Sale Date: September 12, 1998

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Sad not so sad is rainshine, 1968–1968

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sad not so sad is rainshine, 1968–1968

Sale Date: July 12, 1998

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Homage to Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Homage to Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: July 12, 1998

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Burning winter, 1976–1976

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Burning winter, 1976–1976

Sale Date: July 2, 1998

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Regentag, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag, 1971–1971

Sale Date: June 30, 1998

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Houses in rain of blood, 1961–1961

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Houses in rain of blood, 1961–1961

Sale Date: June 30, 1998

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Good morning city bleeding town, 1970–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city bleeding town, 1970–1970

Sale Date: June 30, 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: June 30, 1998

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Regentag, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag, 1971

Sale Date: June 30, 1998

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: June 12, 1998

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Regen auf Regentag, pl.5, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regen auf Regentag, pl.5, 1971–1971

Sale Date: June 12, 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: June 12, 1998

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

Sale Date: June 12, 1998

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern

Sale Date: June 10, 1998

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