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
Sold price: 618,794 USD

Friedensreich Hundertwasser Artworks

Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)

Brockhaus Enzyklopädie

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Brockhaus Enzyklopädie

Sale Date: May 26, 1998

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: May 25, 1998

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: May 25, 1998

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: May 25, 1998

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Der Knabe mit den grünen Haaren, 1967–1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Der Knabe mit den grünen Haaren, 1967–1967

Sale Date: May 25, 1998

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.8, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.8, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 25, 1998

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10002 Homo Humus come va how do you do, 1984–1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

10002 Homo Humus come va how do you do, 1984–1984

Sale Date: May 25, 1998

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Die grüne Steiermark, 1958–1958

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die grüne Steiermark, 1958–1958

Sale Date: May 23, 1998

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Lauf in die Sonne, 1964–1964

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Lauf in die Sonne, 1964–1964

Sale Date: May 20, 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 14, 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: May 14, 1998

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Good moring city, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good moring city, 1971–1971

Sale Date: May 14, 1998

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Olympische Spiel München, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympische Spiel München, 1972–1972

Sale Date: May 9, 1998

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A rainy day on the Regentag, 1971–1972

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A rainy day on the Regentag, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 3, 1998

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It hurts to wait with love if love is..., 1971–1972

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It hurts to wait with love if love is..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 1, 1998

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Good morning city, 1970–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1970–1970

Sale Date: April 28, 1998

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Mit der Liebe warten tut weh, wenn die..., 1971–1972

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Mit der Liebe warten tut weh, wenn die..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 28, 1998

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Meadowman, 1974–1974

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Meadowman, 1974–1974

Sale Date: April 27, 1998

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10.002 Nights, Homo Humus, 1984–1984

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10.002 Nights, Homo Humus, 1984–1984

Sale Date: April 25, 1998

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: April 22, 1998

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Night train, 1978–1978

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Night train, 1978–1978

Sale Date: April 22, 1998

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Hundertwassers Regentag

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hundertwassers Regentag

Sale Date: April 21, 1998

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Good morning city, 1970–1970

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Good morning city, 1970–1970

Sale Date: April 21, 1998

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Good morning city, 1970–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1970–1970

Sale Date: April 21, 1998

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