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

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Gustav Klimt, Oskar Kokoschka, Edvard Munch, Egon Schiele

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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)
Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: June 26, 1995

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Midori no namida, 1971–1975

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Midori no namida, 1971–1975

Sale Date: June 25, 1995

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Eyebalance number five, 1971–1972

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Eyebalance number five, 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 25, 1995

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Blick girl - finding

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Blick girl - finding

Sale Date: June 24, 1995

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Holzkassette des Portfolios Regentag

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Holzkassette des Portfolios Regentag

Sale Date: June 24, 1995

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Good morning, city, 1970

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Good morning, city, 1970

Sale Date: June 24, 1995

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Pacific steamer, 1985

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Pacific steamer, 1985

Sale Date: June 24, 1995

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Triste pas si triste, 1968

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Triste pas si triste, 1968

Sale Date: June 24, 1995

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Hommage a Schr

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Hommage a Schr"der-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: June 23, 1995

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Kopf mit Fenstern links

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Kopf mit Fenstern links

Sale Date: June 13, 1995

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

Sale Date: June 13, 1995

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Good morning city, 1969

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Good morning city, 1969

Sale Date: June 13, 1995

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City citizen, 1992–1994

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City citizen, 1992–1994

Sale Date: June 10, 1995

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Good morning city - bleeding town, 1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city - bleeding town, 1970

Sale Date: June 10, 1995

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Olympic Games Munich 1972, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympic Games Munich 1972, 1971

Sale Date: June 10, 1995

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Seereise, 1966

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Seereise, 1966

Sale Date: June 10, 1995

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Dach der Sehnsucht, 1981–1982

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Dach der Sehnsucht, 1981–1982

Sale Date: June 9, 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: June 9, 1995

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Sale Date: June 9, 1995

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Good morning city, 1979–1980

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1979–1980

Sale Date: June 9, 1995

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Olympische Spiele München 1972

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Olympische Spiele München 1972

Sale Date: May 30, 1995

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Sale Date: May 30, 1995

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Sale Date: May 30, 1995

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va?, 1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

10002 nights Homo Humus come va?, 1984

Sale Date: May 30, 1995

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