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

Most Expensive Artwork Sold at Auction

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

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)
Hide under the meadow it begins to rain, 1976

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hide under the meadow it begins to rain, 1976

Sale Date: July 1, 1994

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LES FLAMMES DU GAS ENSEMBLE AVEC LES FLAMMES , 1957

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

LES FLAMMES DU GAS ENSEMBLE AVEC LES FLAMMES , 1957

Sale Date: June 30, 1994

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Houses in Rain of Blood, 1961

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Houses in Rain of Blood, 1961

Sale Date: June 28, 1994

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Blood Garden House, 1974

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Blood Garden House, 1974

Sale Date: June 28, 1994

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A Rainy Day with Walter Kampmann, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

A Rainy Day with Walter Kampmann, 1969

Sale Date: June 28, 1994

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Nana Hyaku Mizu, 1966–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Nana Hyaku Mizu, 1966–1972

Sale Date: June 28, 1994

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Girl-Finding in the Grass, 1964

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Girl-Finding in the Grass, 1964

Sale Date: June 28, 1994

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King Kong, 1968

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

King Kong, 1968

Sale Date: June 28, 1994

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2 to 13 Windows afloat, 1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

2 to 13 Windows afloat, 1979

Sale Date: June 28, 1994

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The Wall, 1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The Wall, 1979

Sale Date: June 28, 1994

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The Expulsion, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The Expulsion, 1967

Sale Date: June 28, 1994

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The Endless Way to You, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The Endless Way to You, 1967

Sale Date: June 28, 1994

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Midori no Namida, 1976

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Midori no Namida, 1976

Sale Date: June 28, 1994

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The last Tears, 1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The last Tears, 1979

Sale Date: June 28, 1994

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Regentag, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag, 1971

Sale Date: June 28, 1994

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Fall in Cloud - Fall in Fog - Fall Out, 1974

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Fall in Cloud - Fall in Fog - Fall Out, 1974

Sale Date: June 28, 1994

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Sale Date: June 25, 1994

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Portfolio: Midori No Namida, 1976

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Portfolio: Midori No Namida, 1976

Sale Date: June 25, 1994

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SONNENSTERN, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

SONNENSTERN, 1972

Sale Date: June 20, 1994

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Chanson de Baleines, 1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Chanson de Baleines, 1979

Sale Date: June 18, 1994

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1971

Sale Date: June 16, 1994

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Olympische Spiele Munchen 1972 (Posterversion), 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympische Spiele Munchen 1972 (Posterversion), 1971

Sale Date: June 15, 1994

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Die funfte Augenwaage (Blatt eins aus..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die funfte Augenwaage (Blatt eins aus..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 15, 1994

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Good Morning City, Bleeding Town, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good Morning City, Bleeding Town, 1969

Sale Date: June 11, 1994

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