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)

Good Morning City, Bleeding Town, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good Morning City, Bleeding Town, 1969

Sale Date: June 11, 1994

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Olympische Spiele Munchen, 1971

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Olympische Spiele Munchen, 1971

Sale Date: June 11, 1994

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ABSTRACT COMPOSITION: A POSTCARD, 1954

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ABSTRACT COMPOSITION: A POSTCARD, 1954

Sale Date: June 9, 1994

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Homo humus come va 10002 nights, 1984–1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Homo humus come va 10002 nights, 1984–1984

Sale Date: June 7, 1994

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Homo humus come va 10002 nights, 1984–1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Homo humus come va 10002 nights, 1984–1984

Sale Date: June 7, 1994

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do

Sale Date: June 6, 1994

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Gib acht wenn du über die Pr,rie gehst. The..., 1976

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Gib acht wenn du über die Pr,rie gehst. The..., 1976

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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

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

Sale Date: June 6, 1994

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Winter Lichterloh, 1976

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Winter Lichterloh, 1976

Sale Date: June 6, 1994

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Die Seereise I, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Seereise I, 1967

Sale Date: June 6, 1994

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Good morning city, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969

Sale Date: June 6, 1994

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein

Sale Date: June 6, 1994

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, pl.10, 1970

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, pl.10, 1970

Sale Date: June 4, 1994

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Der endlose Weg zu Dir

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Der endlose Weg zu Dir

Sale Date: June 4, 1994

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Sale Date: June 4, 1994

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten, 1971

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten, 1971

Sale Date: June 4, 1994

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Fall In Clowd, Fall In Fog, Fall Out, 1979

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Fall In Clowd, Fall In Fog, Fall Out, 1979

Sale Date: June 4, 1994

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Good Morning City- Bleeding Town, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good Morning City- Bleeding Town, 1969

Sale Date: June 3, 1994

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Sale Date: June 3, 1994

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser

K"nigreich der Toro, 1968

Sale Date: June 3, 1994

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Good morning- bleeding town, 1969

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Good morning- bleeding town, 1969

Sale Date: June 3, 1994

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A rainy Day on the Regentag, pl.5, 1971–1972

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A rainy Day on the Regentag, pl.5, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 31, 1994

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: May 31, 1994

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