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

Related Artists

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)
U.S.A.666, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

U.S.A.666, 1971

Sale Date: October 6, 1993

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1971

Sale Date: October 6, 1993

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ZWEI BAUME AUF DEM SCHIFF REGENTAG, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

ZWEI BAUME AUF DEM SCHIFF REGENTAG, 1971

Sale Date: July 2, 1993

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FLUCHT INS ALL, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

FLUCHT INS ALL, 1971

Sale Date: July 2, 1993

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GOOD MORNING CITY, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY, 1969–1970

Sale Date: June 29, 1993

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REGENTAG [MED: IN COLORS; NR#: 191/300; CR:..., 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

REGENTAG [MED: IN COLORS; NR#: 191/300; CR:..., 1971

Sale Date: June 29, 1993

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10002 NIGHTS HOMO HOMUS COME VA HOW DO YOU DO, 1982

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

10002 NIGHTS HOMO HOMUS COME VA HOW DO YOU DO, 1982

Sale Date: June 29, 1993

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10002 NIGHTS HOMO HOMUS COME VA HOW DO YOU DO, 1982

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

10002 NIGHTS HOMO HOMUS COME VA HOW DO YOU DO, 1982

Sale Date: June 29, 1993

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SPECTACLES IN THE SMALL FACE, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

SPECTACLES IN THE SMALL FACE, 1967

Sale Date: June 29, 1993

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SPIRAL SUN AND MOON HOUSE - THE NEIGHBORS, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

SPIRAL SUN AND MOON HOUSE - THE NEIGHBORS, 1967

Sale Date: June 29, 1993

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HOMAGE TO SCHRODER-SONNENSTERN, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

HOMAGE TO SCHRODER-SONNENSTERN, 1972

Sale Date: June 29, 1993

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MIDORI NO NAMIDA [MED: IN COLORS ON JAPAN;..., 1976

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

MIDORI NO NAMIDA [MED: IN COLORS ON JAPAN;..., 1976

Sale Date: June 29, 1993

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THE BOY WITH THE GREEN HAIR, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

THE BOY WITH THE GREEN HAIR, 1967

Sale Date: June 29, 1993

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FALL IN CLOUD-FALL IN FOG-FALL OUT, 1973

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

FALL IN CLOUD-FALL IN FOG-FALL OUT, 1973

Sale Date: June 26, 1993

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LA PICANDIERE, 1960

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

LA PICANDIERE, 1960

Sale Date: June 24, 1993

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GOOD MORNING CITY - BLEEDING TOWN, 1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY - BLEEDING TOWN, 1970

Sale Date: June 19, 1993

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SONNENSTERN 11-7-72

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

SONNENSTERN 11-7-72

Sale Date: June 17, 1993

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GOOD MORNING CITY, BLEEDING TOWN, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY, BLEEDING TOWN, 1969

Sale Date: June 12, 1993

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HOMMAGE TO SCHRODER-SONNENSTERN, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

HOMMAGE TO SCHRODER-SONNENSTERN, 1972

Sale Date: June 12, 1993

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HOMMAGE TO SCHRODER-SONNENSTERN, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

HOMMAGE TO SCHRODER-SONNENSTERN, 1972

Sale Date: June 12, 1993

Auction Closed

HOMMAGE TO SCHRODER-SONNENSTERN, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

HOMMAGE TO SCHRODER-SONNENSTERN, 1972

Sale Date: June 12, 1993

Auction Closed

GOOD MORNING CITY, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY, 1969

Sale Date: June 9, 1993

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Il Rotolante - Creeper I, 1982–1983

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Il Rotolante - Creeper I, 1982–1983

Sale Date: June 8, 1993

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Fall in cloud, fall in fog, fall out, 1979–1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Fall in cloud, fall in fog, fall out, 1979–1979

Sale Date: June 8, 1993

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