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)

Olympische Spiele München, 1972, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympische Spiele München, 1972, 1971

Sale Date: April 12, 1995

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Sale Date: April 8, 1995

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Blumenhaus, 1983

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Blumenhaus, 1983

Sale Date: April 7, 1995

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Die Häuser h,ngen unter den Wiesen, pl.9, 1971–1972

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Die Häuser h,ngen unter den Wiesen, pl.9, 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 5, 1995

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Good morning city - bleeding town, 1971

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Good morning city - bleeding town, 1971

Sale Date: April 5, 1995

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: April 1, 1995

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Abschied aus Afrika, 1967

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Abschied aus Afrika, 1967

Sale Date: March 29, 1995

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10002 nights homo humus come va, 1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

10002 nights homo humus come va, 1984

Sale Date: March 29, 1995

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Ein Regentag mit Walter Kampmann, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Ein Regentag mit Walter Kampmann, 1969

Sale Date: March 29, 1995

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Die Schatten der Sterne, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Schatten der Sterne, 1967

Sale Date: March 29, 1995

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Good Morning City, 1970

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Good Morning City, 1970

Sale Date: March 30, 1995

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Ohne Titel, pl.IX

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Ohne Titel, pl.IX

Sale Date: March 30, 1995

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Good Morning City, 1970

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Good Morning City, 1970

Sale Date: March 30, 1995

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La Barca-Regentag, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

La Barca-Regentag, 1969

Sale Date: March 29, 1995

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Hommage to Schr

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Hommage to Schr"der-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: March 25, 1995

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Hommage to Schr

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage to Schr"der-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: March 25, 1995

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Kreisverkehr, pl.10, 1972

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Kreisverkehr, pl.10, 1972

Sale Date: March 25, 1995

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein

Sale Date: March 23, 1995

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Regentag

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Sale Date: March 23, 1995

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Good Morning City, 1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good Morning City, 1970

Sale Date: March 22, 1995

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Giudecca, Nov. 1968

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Giudecca, Nov. 1968

Sale Date: March 11, 1995

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Sale Date: March 11, 1995

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Regentag, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag, 1971–1972

Sale Date: February 26, 1995

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The houses are hanging underneath the..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The houses are hanging underneath the..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: February 26, 1995

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