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.

Most Expensive Artwork Sold at Auction

Ville vue d’au-delà du soleil, 1955
Sold price: 618,794 USD

Friedensreich Hundertwasser Artworks

Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)

OhneTitel, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

OhneTitel, 1972

Sale Date: March 15, 1997

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OhneTitel

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Ohne Titel, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Ohne Titel, 1971

Sale Date: March 15, 1997

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

Sale Date: March 15, 1997

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: March 11, 1997

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1971

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1971

Sale Date: March 11, 1997

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Good morning city (initial edition), 1969

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Good morning city (initial edition), 1969

Sale Date: February 13, 1997

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Green power, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Green power, 1972

Sale Date: February 13, 1997

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Pintorarium - gegründet am 17. September..., 1959

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Pintorarium - gegründet am 17. September..., 1959

Sale Date: January 29, 1997

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Zwei Bäume auf dem Schiff Regentag, pl.1, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Zwei Bäume auf dem Schiff Regentag, pl.1, 1971

Sale Date: December 10, 1996

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Rain of blood is falling into the garden, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Rain of blood is falling into the garden, 1972

Sale Date: December 10, 1996

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstein, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstein, 1972

Sale Date: December 8, 1996

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La pluie est remplié avec l'herbe, 1958

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

La pluie est remplié avec l'herbe, 1958

Sale Date: December 6, 1996

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Die Seereise I, pl.III, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Seereise I, pl.III, 1967

Sale Date: December 6, 1996

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: December 6, 1996

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10002 nights homo mumus come va how do you do, 1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

10002 nights homo mumus come va how do you do, 1984

Sale Date: December 6, 1996

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Kingdom of the toro, 1968

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kingdom of the toro, 1968

Sale Date: December 4, 1996

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Houses in rain of blood, 1961

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Houses in rain of blood, 1961

Sale Date: December 4, 1996

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Good-bye from Africa, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good-bye from Africa, 1967

Sale Date: December 4, 1996

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Meadowman, 1974–1975

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Meadowman, 1974–1975

Sale Date: December 4, 1996

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Pluie de la nuage verte, 1956

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Pluie de la nuage verte, 1956

Sale Date: December 3, 1996

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Hommage to Schröder Sonnenstern, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage to Schröder Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: December 2, 1996

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Flucht ins All, pl.4, 1971

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Flucht ins All, pl.4, 1971

Sale Date: December 2, 1996

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Flucht ins All, pl.4, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Flucht ins All, pl.4, 1971

Sale Date: December 2, 1996

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