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)
GOOD MORNING CITY, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY, 1969–1970

Sale Date: December 4, 1992

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REGEN HAUS REGEN IM BERG, 1961

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

REGEN HAUS REGEN IM BERG, 1961

Sale Date: December 3, 1992

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ROTAPRINT-MAPPE DES WIENER ART CLUB, 1951

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

ROTAPRINT-MAPPE DES WIENER ART CLUB, 1951

Sale Date: December 3, 1992

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TWO CLOUDS RAINING SEVEN COLOURS, 1976

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

TWO CLOUDS RAINING SEVEN COLOURS, 1976

Sale Date: December 3, 1992

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LAST TEARS, 1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

LAST TEARS, 1979

Sale Date: December 3, 1992

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TWO TREES ON BOARD OF REGENTAG, 1976

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

TWO TREES ON BOARD OF REGENTAG, 1976

Sale Date: December 3, 1992

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HOMMAGE TO SCHRODER-SONNENSTERN, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

HOMMAGE TO SCHRODER-SONNENSTERN, 1972

Sale Date: December 3, 1992

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NIGHT TRAIN, 1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

NIGHT TRAIN, 1978

Sale Date: December 3, 1992

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THE RAIN FALLS FAR FROM US, 1976

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

THE RAIN FALLS FAR FROM US, 1976

Sale Date: December 3, 1992

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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

Sale Date: December 2, 1992

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REGENTAG AUF LIEBE WELLEN, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

REGENTAG AUF LIEBE WELLEN, 1971

Sale Date: December 2, 1992

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GOOD MORNING CITY: COLOR SERIES W, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY: COLOR SERIES W, 1969–1970

Sale Date: December 2, 1992

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THE LAST TEARS, 1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

THE LAST TEARS, 1979

Sale Date: December 2, 1992

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TOWN IN TOWN, 1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

TOWN IN TOWN, 1979

Sale Date: December 2, 1992

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GOOD MORNING CITY: COLOR SERIES RR, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY: COLOR SERIES RR, 1969–1970

Sale Date: December 2, 1992

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LOOK AT IT ON A RAINY DAY, ARS VIVA, ZURICH, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

LOOK AT IT ON A RAINY DAY, ARS VIVA, ZURICH, 1971

Sale Date: December 2, 1992

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NIGHT TRAIN: COLOUR VARIANT 2, 1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

NIGHT TRAIN: COLOUR VARIANT 2, 1978

Sale Date: December 2, 1992

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KOLUMBUS REGENTAG IN INDIAN, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

KOLUMBUS REGENTAG IN INDIAN, 1971

Sale Date: December 2, 1992

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IRINALAND UBER DEM BALKAN, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

IRINALAND UBER DEM BALKAN, 1971

Sale Date: December 2, 1992

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PLAKAT FUR DIE OLYMPISCHEN SPIELE MUNCHEN 1972, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

PLAKAT FUR DIE OLYMPISCHEN SPIELE MUNCHEN 1972, 1972

Sale Date: December 1, 1992

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II ROTOLANTE - CREEPER I, 1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

II ROTOLANTE - CREEPER I, 1984

Sale Date: December 1, 1992

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1971

Sale Date: December 1, 1992

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OLYMPIA, 1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

OLYMPIA, 1984

Sale Date: December 1, 1992

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IL ROTOLANTE - SLEEPER I, 1982–1983

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

IL ROTOLANTE - SLEEPER I, 1982–1983

Sale Date: December 1, 1992

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