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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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)
LA BANDIERA-DIE FAHNE, 1954

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

LA BANDIERA-DIE FAHNE, 1954

Sale Date: May 8, 1993

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SOMMERHAUS, 1952

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SOMMERHAUS, 1952

Sale Date: May 4, 1993

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Sale Date: April 24, 1993

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REGENTAG AUF LIEBE WELLEN, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

REGENTAG AUF LIEBE WELLEN, 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 24, 1993

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Sale Date: April 24, 1993

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STREET FOR SURVIVORS

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

STREET FOR SURVIVORS

Sale Date: April 21, 1993

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KINGDOM OF THE TORO, 1968

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

KINGDOM OF THE TORO, 1968

Sale Date: April 3, 1993

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HOMO HUMUS COME VA-10001 NIGHTS, 1983–1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

HOMO HUMUS COME VA-10001 NIGHTS, 1983–1984

Sale Date: April 3, 1993

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HOMO HUMUS COME VA-10002 NIGHTS, 1983–1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

HOMO HUMUS COME VA-10002 NIGHTS, 1983–1984

Sale Date: April 3, 1993

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GOOD MORNING CITY [MED: FARBIG..., 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY [MED: FARBIG..., 1969

Sale Date: March 27, 1993

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OMSLAG TIL SERIEN 'REGENTAG'

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

OMSLAG TIL SERIEN 'REGENTAG'

Sale Date: March 24, 1993

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KOMPOSITION, REGENTAG, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

KOMPOSITION, REGENTAG, 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 24, 1993

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GOOD MORNING CITY, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY, 1969–1970

Sale Date: March 24, 1993

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SAD NOT SO SAD IS RAINSHINE FROM RAINDAY ON..., 1968

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

SAD NOT SO SAD IS RAINSHINE FROM RAINDAY ON..., 1968

Sale Date: March 24, 1993

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OMSLAG TIL SERIEN 'REGENTAG'

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OMSLAG TIL SERIEN 'REGENTAG'

Sale Date: March 24, 1993

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OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MUNCHEN 1972, 1972

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OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MUNCHEN 1972, 1972

Sale Date: March 18, 1993

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KOMPOSITION MED KVINDE

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

KOMPOSITION MED KVINDE

Sale Date: March 18, 1993

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Sale Date: February 27, 1993

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COLUMBUS RAINY DAY IN INDIA, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

COLUMBUS RAINY DAY IN INDIA, 1971–1972

Sale Date: February 24, 1993

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CRUSADE OF THE CROSSROADS, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

CRUSADE OF THE CROSSROADS, 1971–1972

Sale Date: February 24, 1993

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GOOD MORNING CITY, 1970

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GOOD MORNING CITY, 1970

Sale Date: February 10, 1993

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GOOD MORNING CITY

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY

Sale Date: January 13, 1993

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KASSETTE AF TRAE (OMSLAG TIL SERIEN..., 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

KASSETTE AF TRAE (OMSLAG TIL SERIEN..., 1971

Sale Date: December 16, 1992

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DIE MAUER, 1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

DIE MAUER, 1979

Sale Date: December 12, 1992

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