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)

It hurts to wait with love if love is..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

It hurts to wait with love if love is..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: February 26, 1995

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Homage to Schroder-Sonnenster

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Homage to Schroder-Sonnenster

Sale Date: February 26, 1995

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Relations of a spider, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Relations of a spider, 1971

Sale Date: February 26, 1995

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Hommage à Schroder, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schroder, 1972

Sale Date: February 13, 1995

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Good morning city, bleeding town, 1970–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, bleeding town, 1970–1971

Sale Date: February 9, 1995

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Regentag

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sale Date: February 9, 1995

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Olympische Spiele München 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympische Spiele München 1972

Sale Date: January 25, 1995

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Homage to Schroder Sonnenstern, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Homage to Schroder Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: December 18, 1994

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Columbus rainy day in India, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Columbus rainy day in India, 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 18, 1994

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Flooded sleep, 1973

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Flooded sleep, 1973

Sale Date: December 18, 1994

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Black girl - finding

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Black girl - finding

Sale Date: December 17, 1994

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Street for survivors

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Street for survivors

Sale Date: December 12, 1994

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Good morning city, bleeding town, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, bleeding town, 1969

Sale Date: December 12, 1994

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Die Häuser unter den Wiesen, pl.9, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Häuser unter den Wiesen, pl.9, 1971

Sale Date: December 10, 1994

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Die f_nfte Augenwaage, pl.1, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die f_nfte Augenwaage, pl.1, 1971

Sale Date: December 10, 1994

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, pl.6

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, pl.6

Sale Date: December 10, 1994

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, pl.6, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, pl.6, 1971

Sale Date: December 10, 1994

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Good morning city - bleeding town

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city - bleeding town

Sale Date: December 10, 1994

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Hommage to Schroeder-Sonnenstern

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage to Schroeder-Sonnenstern

Sale Date: December 10, 1994

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Regentag auf Liebe Welle, pl.8, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag auf Liebe Welle, pl.8, 1971

Sale Date: December 10, 1994

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Kreisverkehr, pl.10, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr, pl.10, 1971

Sale Date: December 10, 1994

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

Sale Date: December 9, 1994

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Olympische Spiele München 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympische Spiele München 1972

Sale Date: December 8, 1994

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Burning winter, 1976

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Burning winter, 1976

Sale Date: December 7, 1994

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