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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Contemporary Art, Contemporary Realism, Photography

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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)
EIN REGENTAG MIT WALTER KAMPMANN, 1969..., 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

EIN REGENTAG MIT WALTER KAMPMANN, 1969..., 1969

Sale Date: March 24, 2022

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THE EXPULSION, 1967 [KOSCHATZKY, 28, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

THE EXPULSION, 1967 [KOSCHATZKY, 28, 1967

Sale Date: March 24, 2022

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DIE SCHATTEN DER STERNE (SHADOW OF THE..., 1967

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DIE SCHATTEN DER STERNE (SHADOW OF THE..., 1967

Sale Date: March 24, 2022

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, 1971–1972, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, 1971–1972, 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1971/72, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1971/72, 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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Flucht ins All, 1971–72, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Flucht ins All, 1971–72, 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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Sad not so sad is Rainshine from Rainday on..., 1968

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Sad not so sad is Rainshine from Rainday on..., 1968

Sale Date: March 19, 2022

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King Kong, 1968

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King Kong, 1968

Sale Date: March 19, 2022

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser, 'Fall in..., 1973–1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Friedensreich Hundertwasser, 'Fall in..., 1973–1978

Sale Date: March 25, 2022

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Street for survivors

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Street for survivors

Sale Date: March 26, 2022

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Regentag auf Liebe Welle

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Regentag auf Liebe Welle

Sale Date: March 26, 2022

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Rainy day from the Rainday, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Rainy day from the Rainday, 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 26, 2022

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Pacific streamer, 1986

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Pacific streamer, 1986

Sale Date: March 26, 2022

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Hundertwasser, Friedensreich: Irinaland , 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hundertwasser, Friedensreich: Irinaland , 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 26, 2022

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Hundertwasser, Friedensreich: Mit der Liebe...

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hundertwasser, Friedensreich: Mit der Liebe...

Sale Date: March 26, 2022

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

Sale Date: March 26, 2022

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Look at it on a Rainy Day (Regentag..., 1970–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Look at it on a Rainy Day (Regentag..., 1970–1972

Sale Date: March 24, 2022

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Good Morning City – Bleeding Town, 1969–1970

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Good Morning City – Bleeding Town, 1969–1970

Sale Date: March 29, 2022

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Crusade of the Crossroaders, from Look..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Crusade of the Crossroaders, from Look..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 29, 2022

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Straße der Überlebenden, 1971–72, 1971–1972

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Straße der Überlebenden, 1971–72, 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 15, 2022

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Regen auf Regentag from the series..., 1971–1972

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Regen auf Regentag from the series..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 15, 2022

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Hundertwasser

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hundertwasser

Sale Date: March 10, 2022

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10002 Nights Homo Humus Come Va How Do You Do, 1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

10002 Nights Homo Humus Come Va How Do You Do, 1984

Sale Date: March 10, 2022

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Regentag-Kassette (wooden portfolio case)

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag-Kassette (wooden portfolio case)

Sale Date: February 17, 2022

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