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)

Night train (variation 1), 1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Night train (variation 1), 1978

Sale Date: November 6, 1995

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Good morning city bleeding town, 1969

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Good morning city bleeding town, 1969

Sale Date: November 7, 1995

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Homage to Schroder Sonnenstern

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Homage to Schroder Sonnenstern

Sale Date: October 29, 1995

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Crusade of the crossroaders, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Crusade of the crossroaders, 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 29, 1995

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Olympia, 1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympia, 1984

Sale Date: October 29, 1995

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Eyebalance number five, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Eyebalance number five, 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 29, 1995

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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: October 26, 1995

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein

Sale Date: October 26, 1995

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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: October 26, 1995

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Die glorreichen Sieben (The Glorious Seven), 1953

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die glorreichen Sieben (The Glorious Seven), 1953

Sale Date: October 26, 1995

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Street for survivors, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Street for survivors, 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 25, 1995

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Columbus rainy day in India, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Columbus rainy day in India, 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 25, 1995

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Irinaland over the Balkans, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Irinaland over the Balkans, 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 25, 1995

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Homage to Schr

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Homage to Schr"der-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: October 25, 1995

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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: October 25, 1995

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Untitled

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sale Date: October 16, 1995

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Untitled

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sale Date: October 16, 1995

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Sale Date: October 14, 1995

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Green power, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Green power, 1972

Sale Date: October 12, 1995

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The expulsion, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The expulsion, 1967

Sale Date: October 12, 1995

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Das falsche Augenlid, 1967

Sale Date: October 7, 1995

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

Sale Date: October 7, 1995

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Abschied aus Afrika, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Abschied aus Afrika, 1967

Sale Date: October 7, 1995

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Die Schatten der Sterne, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Schatten der Sterne, 1967

Sale Date: October 7, 1995

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