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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Ville vue d’au-delà du soleil, 1955
Sold price: 618,794 USD

Friedensreich Hundertwasser Artworks

Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)

Komposition med skibe

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Komposition med skibe

Sale Date: October 13, 1994

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Hommage a Schroeder-Sonnenstern

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage a Schroeder-Sonnenstern

Sale Date: October 14, 1994

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TESTAMENT IN GELB, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

TESTAMENT IN GELB, 1971

Sale Date: October 13, 1994

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Nachtzug - Night Train, 1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Nachtzug - Night Train, 1978

Sale Date: October 14, 1994

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Le Rond Point des Croises, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Le Rond Point des Croises, 1971

Sale Date: October 11, 1994

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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 5, 1994

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RAIN OF BLOOD IS FALLING INTO THE GARDEN..., 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

RAIN OF BLOOD IS FALLING INTO THE GARDEN..., 1972

Sale Date: October 5, 1994

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Testament in Gelb, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Testament in Gelb, 1971

Sale Date: October 5, 1994

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1971

Sale Date: October 5, 1994

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Die Schatten der Sterne, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Schatten der Sterne, 1967

Sale Date: October 5, 1994

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1969

Sale Date: October 2, 1994

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Good morning city - bleeding town, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city - bleeding town, 1969

Sale Date: October 2, 1994

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The expulsion, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The expulsion, 1967

Sale Date: October 1, 1994

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Tete - Kopf - Head, 1953–1977

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Tete - Kopf - Head, 1953–1977

Sale Date: September 28, 1994

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Dampfer von vorne, 1951

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Dampfer von vorne, 1951

Sale Date: September 28, 1994

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Chemin a travers une fleur, 1958

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Chemin a travers une fleur, 1958

Sale Date: September 28, 1994

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...allerbestergrusse...hundertwasser 15. Marz 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

...allerbestergrusse...hundertwasser 15. Marz 1967

Sale Date: September 26, 1994

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Hommage a Schroeder - Sonnenstern, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage a Schroeder - Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: September 26, 1994

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Good Morning City, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good Morning City, 1969–1970

Sale Date: September 26, 1994

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Ohne Titel

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sale Date: September 26, 1994

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10,002 nights homo humus come va how do you do, 1982

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

10,002 nights homo humus come va how do you do, 1982

Sale Date: September 11, 1994

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One of five seamen, 1975

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

One of five seamen, 1975

Sale Date: September 11, 1994

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Town in town, 1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Town in town, 1979

Sale Date: August 30, 1994

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Blood Garden House, 1974

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Blood Garden House, 1974

Sale Date: July 1, 1994

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