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

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)

The boy with the green hair, 1967–1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The boy with the green hair, 1967–1967

Sale Date: December 10, 1997

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972–1972

Sale Date: December 8, 1997

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Regentag sur les ondes de l'amour, pl.8, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag sur les ondes de l'amour, pl.8, 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 7, 1997

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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: December 5, 1997

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Good morning city-bleeding town, 1969–1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city-bleeding town, 1969–1969

Sale Date: December 5, 1997

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Good morning city-bleeding town, 1970–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city-bleeding town, 1970–1970

Sale Date: December 5, 1997

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Die Mauer, 1979–1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Mauer, 1979–1979

Sale Date: December 5, 1997

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: December 5, 1997

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Die endlose Stadt, 1988–1988

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die endlose Stadt, 1988–1988

Sale Date: December 3, 1997

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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: December 3, 1997

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, pl.6

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, pl.6

Sale Date: December 3, 1997

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Die Fanne, 1954–1954

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Fanne, 1954–1954

Sale Date: December 3, 1997

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Survivant de Laszlo VI, 1962–1963

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Survivant de Laszlo VI, 1962–1963

Sale Date: December 3, 1997

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La Marne, 1957–1957

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

La Marne, 1957–1957

Sale Date: December 3, 1997

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: December 3, 1997

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Drei hohe Häuser, 1953–1953

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Drei hohe Häuser, 1953–1953

Sale Date: December 3, 1997

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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: December 1, 1997

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Hide under the meadow it begins to rain, 1976–1976

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hide under the meadow it begins to rain, 1976–1976

Sale Date: December 1, 1997

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: December 1, 1997

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Araberin, 1955–1955

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Araberin, 1955–1955

Sale Date: December 1, 1997

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: December 1, 1997

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: December 1, 1997

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: December 1, 1997

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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: December 1, 1997

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