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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Contemporary Art, Contemporary Realism, Photography

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

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)
NANA HYAKU MIZU, 1967–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

NANA HYAKU MIZU, 1967–1972

Sale Date: June 7, 1993

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TESTAMENT IN GELB, 1971

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TESTAMENT IN GELB, 1971

Sale Date: June 7, 1993

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GOOD MORNING CITY, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY, 1969–1970

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ABSCHIED AUS AFRIKA, 1967

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ABSCHIED AUS AFRIKA, 1967

Sale Date: June 7, 1993

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FLUCHT INS ALL, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

FLUCHT INS ALL, 1971–1971

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KOLUMBUS REGENTAG IN INDIEN, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

KOLUMBUS REGENTAG IN INDIEN, 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 7, 1993

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Sale Date: June 7, 1993

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GOOD MORNING CITY

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GOOD MORNING CITY

Sale Date: June 5, 1993

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FLUCHT INS ALL, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

FLUCHT INS ALL, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 27, 1993

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PLAKAT OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MUNCHEN, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

PLAKAT OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MUNCHEN, 1972

Sale Date: May 27, 1993

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Sale Date: May 27, 1993

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SEEREISE II-REISE ZUR SEE UND MIT DER BAHN, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

SEEREISE II-REISE ZUR SEE UND MIT DER BAHN, 1967

Sale Date: May 27, 1993

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: May 27, 1993

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GOOD MORNING CITY, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY, 1969–1970

Sale Date: May 26, 1993

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REGENTAG, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

REGENTAG, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 26, 1993

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GOOD MORNING CITY, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY, 1969–1970

Sale Date: May 25, 1993

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GOOD MORNING CITY: COLOUR SERIES X, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY: COLOUR SERIES X, 1969–1970

Sale Date: May 20, 1993

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SAD NOT SO SAD IS RAINSHINE FROM RAINDAY ON..., 1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

SAD NOT SO SAD IS RAINSHINE FROM RAINDAY ON..., 1970

Sale Date: May 20, 1993

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GOOD MORNING CITY: COLOUR SERIES T, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY: COLOUR SERIES T, 1969–1970

Sale Date: May 20, 1993

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LES DEUX LACS, 1956

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

LES DEUX LACS, 1956

Sale Date: May 20, 1993

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Ohne Titel, 1957

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Ohne Titel, 1957

Sale Date: May 20, 1993

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KOLUMBUS REGENTAG IN INDIEN, 1972

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KOLUMBUS REGENTAG IN INDIEN, 1972

Sale Date: May 15, 1993

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DIE FUNFTE AUGENWAAGE, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

DIE FUNFTE AUGENWAAGE, 1971

Sale Date: May 15, 1993

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KREISVERKEHR DER STRASSENGEKREUZIGTEN, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

KREISVERKEHR DER STRASSENGEKREUZIGTEN, 1971

Sale Date: May 15, 1993

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