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.

Related Categories

Contemporary Art, Contemporary Realism, Photography

Related Artists

Gustav Klimt, Oskar Kokoschka, Edvard Munch, Egon Schiele

Most Expensive Artwork Sold at Auction

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser Artworks

Artworks for Sale &
Auction Results

Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)
Strase der Überlebenden, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Strase der Überlebenden, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 25, 1996

Auction Closed

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: November 25, 1996

Auction Closed

Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 25, 1996

Auction Closed

Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 25, 1996

Auction Closed

Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen

Sale Date: November 25, 1996

Auction Closed

Haus und Spirale im Regen, 1963

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Haus und Spirale im Regen, 1963

Sale Date: November 25, 1996

Auction Closed

Olympische Spiele München, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympische Spiele München, 1972

Sale Date: November 25, 1996

Auction Closed

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: November 25, 1996

Auction Closed

Flucht ins All, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Flucht ins All, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 25, 1996

Auction Closed

Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 25, 1996

Auction Closed

Ein Regentag mit Water Kampmann, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Ein Regentag mit Water Kampmann, 1969

Sale Date: November 25, 1996

Auction Closed

Good morning city, 1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1970

Sale Date: November 25, 1996

Auction Closed

860-10001 nights, 1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

860-10001 nights, 1984

Sale Date: November 23, 1996

Auction Closed

Good morning city, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1971

Sale Date: November 21, 1996

Auction Closed

Wiesenmann, 1974

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Wiesenmann, 1974

Sale Date: November 21, 1996

Auction Closed

Hommage a Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage a Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: November 21, 1996

Auction Closed

Relations of a spider, 1973

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Relations of a spider, 1973

Sale Date: November 21, 1996

Auction Closed

Woman in the peacock

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Woman in the peacock

Sale Date: November 15, 1996

Auction Closed

Nachtzug - Night train, 1978–1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Nachtzug - Night train, 1978–1979

Sale Date: November 13, 1996

Auction Closed

Nights homo humus come va how do you do, 1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Nights homo humus come va how do you do, 1984

Sale Date: November 8, 1996

Auction Closed

Town in town, 1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Town in town, 1979

Sale Date: November 8, 1996

Auction Closed

Homma a Schroder-Sonnerstern, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Homma a Schroder-Sonnerstern, 1972

Sale Date: October 25, 1996

Auction Closed

A rainy day with Walter Kampmann, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

A rainy day with Walter Kampmann, 1969

Sale Date: October 25, 1996

Auction Closed

Seidenfoulard

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Seidenfoulard "Aerobic church"

Sale Date: October 24, 1996

Auction Closed

English (US)

©2024 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. All rights reserved.