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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Il rotolante, der Denker, 1988–1988

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Il rotolante, der Denker, 1988–1988

Sale Date: June 10, 1998

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Homo Humus, come va, how do you do, 1984–1984

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Homo Humus, come va, how do you do, 1984–1984

Sale Date: June 10, 1998

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, pl.9, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, pl.9, 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 6, 1998

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Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1972–1972

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Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1972–1972

Sale Date: June 6, 1998

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Look at it on a rainy day

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Look at it on a rainy day

Sale Date: June 6, 1998

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Torso vor Stadt, 1987–1987

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Torso vor Stadt, 1987–1987

Sale Date: June 6, 1998

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.8

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.8

Sale Date: June 5, 1998

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Wiesenmann (Zartbraun), 1974–1974

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Wiesenmann (Zartbraun), 1974–1974

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, pl.6

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, pl.6

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Strasse der Überlebenden, pl.2

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Strasse der Überlebenden, pl.2

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, pl.10

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, pl.10

Sale Date: June 5, 1998

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Wiesenmann (Starkblau), 1974–1974

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Wiesenmann (Starkblau), 1974–1974

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Flucht ins All, pl.4

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Flucht ins All, pl.4

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Regen auf Regentag, pl.5

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Regen auf Regentag, pl.5

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, pl.1

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, pl.1

Sale Date: June 5, 1998

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Wiesenmann (Zartblau), 1974–1974

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Wiesenmann (Zartblau), 1974–1974

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Hommage à Schroeder Sonnenstern, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schroeder Sonnenstern, 1971–1971

Sale Date: June 3, 1998

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Hommage à Schroeder Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schroeder Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: June 3, 1998

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Pluie sur Regentag, pl.5, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Pluie sur Regentag, pl.5, 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 3, 1998

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Frans-Josef-Spital, 1972–1973

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Frans-Josef-Spital, 1972–1973

Sale Date: May 28, 1998

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Good morning city, 1970–1970

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Good morning city, 1970–1970

Sale Date: May 28, 1998

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

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

Sale Date: May 27, 1998

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Regentag. Rainy day. Jour de pluie

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag. Rainy day. Jour de pluie

Sale Date: May 26, 1998

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City citizen, 1994–1994

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

City citizen, 1994–1994

Sale Date: May 27, 1998

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