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.

Friedensreich Hundertwasser Artworks

Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)
Wiesenmann, 1975–1975

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Wiesenmann, 1975–1975

Sale Date: April 21, 1998

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Bottlehousebath, 1994–1994

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Bottlehousebath, 1994–1994

Sale Date: April 21, 1998

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen

Sale Date: April 21, 1998

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

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

Sale Date: April 20, 1998

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

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

Sale Date: March 28, 1998

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Insel der verlorenen Wünsche, 1977–1978

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Insel der verlorenen Wünsche, 1977–1978

Sale Date: March 28, 1998

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Pazifikdampfer, 1985–1985

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Pazifikdampfer, 1985–1985

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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

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Regentag

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Regentag

Sale Date: March 28, 1998

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House and spiral in the rain, 1962–1962

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House and spiral in the rain, 1962–1962

Sale Date: March 25, 1998

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La bandiera, 1954–1954

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La bandiera, 1954–1954

Sale Date: March 25, 1998

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Hommage a Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972–1972

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Hommage a Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972–1972

Sale Date: March 10, 1998

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Shadow of the stars, 1967–1967

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Shadow of the stars, 1967–1967

Sale Date: March 6, 1998

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Regentag on waves of love, pl.8, 1970–1971

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Regentag on waves of love, pl.8, 1970–1971

Sale Date: March 6, 1998

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Sad not so sad is rainshine, 1969–1969

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Sad not so sad is rainshine, 1969–1969

Sale Date: March 6, 1998

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The journey I

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The journey I

Sale Date: March 6, 1998

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Regentag

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Regentag

Sale Date: March 6, 1998

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstern

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstern

Sale Date: January 27, 1998

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Good morning city, 1970–1970

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Good morning city, 1970–1970

Sale Date: January 27, 1998

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Mädchen mit Augengläsern, pl.3, 1951–1951

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Mädchen mit Augengläsern, pl.3, 1951–1951

Sale Date: January 27, 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: January 27, 1998

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Ceux qui s'aiment, 1952–1965

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Ceux qui s'aiment, 1952–1965

Sale Date: December 12, 1997

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Regen über China in Flammen, 1958–1958

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Regen über China in Flammen, 1958–1958

Sale Date: December 12, 1997

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Burning winter, 1976–1976

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Burning winter, 1976–1976

Sale Date: December 10, 1997

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