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)

L'expulsion, 1966–1966

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

L'expulsion, 1966–1966

Sale Date: November 7, 1997

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Green power, 1972–1972

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Green power, 1972–1972

Sale Date: November 7, 1997

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One of five seamen, 1972–1973

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

One of five seamen, 1972–1973

Sale Date: November 7, 1997

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Regentag

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The houses are hanging underneath the..., 1971–1972

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The houses are hanging underneath the..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 7, 1997

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Manifest zur Gründung des Pintoraiums am 17....

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Manifest zur Gründung des Pintoraiums am 17....

Sale Date: November 4, 1997

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Die Flucht des Dalai Lama, 1959–1959

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Die Flucht des Dalai Lama, 1959–1959

Sale Date: November 4, 1997

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Haus und Spirale im Regen, 1963–1963

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Haus und Spirale im Regen, 1963–1963

Sale Date: November 4, 1997

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The expulsion, 1967–1967

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The expulsion, 1967–1967

Sale Date: November 3, 1997

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: October 31, 1997

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Island of desire/Insel der verlorenen..., 1976–1977

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Island of desire/Insel der verlorenen..., 1976–1977

Sale Date: October 31, 1997

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One of five seaman/Il mariano, 1975–1975

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

One of five seaman/Il mariano, 1975–1975

Sale Date: October 31, 1997

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Dampfer von vorne, 1988–1988

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Dampfer von vorne, 1988–1988

Sale Date: October 31, 1997

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: October 23, 1997

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Dalai Lama - Flucht mit durchbohrter..., 1959–1959

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Dalai Lama - Flucht mit durchbohrter..., 1959–1959

Sale Date: October 23, 1997

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Eyebalance number five, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Eyebalance number five, 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 22, 1997

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: October 22, 1997

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Olympische Speil München 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympische Speil München 1972

Sale Date: October 18, 1997

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Olympics 1972

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Olympics 1972

Sale Date: October 18, 1997

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Bottlehousebath, grüne Version, 1984–1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Bottlehousebath, grüne Version, 1984–1984

Sale Date: October 18, 1997

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Dach der Sehnsucht, 1982–1982

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Dach der Sehnsucht, 1982–1982

Sale Date: October 18, 1997

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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: October 18, 1997

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1002 nights Homo Humus come va how do..., 1984–1984

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1002 nights Homo Humus come va how do..., 1984–1984

Sale Date: October 18, 1997

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860-10001 Nights, 1984–1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

860-10001 Nights, 1984–1984

Sale Date: September 27, 1997

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