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, NR. 686, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY, NR. 686, 1969

Sale Date: November 30, 1992

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HOMMAGE TO SCHRODER-SONNERSTERN, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

HOMMAGE TO SCHRODER-SONNERSTERN, 1972

Sale Date: November 30, 1992

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GOOD MORNING CITY BLEEDING TOWN (SERIES KK), 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY BLEEDING TOWN (SERIES KK), 1971

Sale Date: November 30, 1992

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GOOD MORNING CITY, 1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY, 1970

Sale Date: November 25, 1992

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PEINTURE SUR ANCIEN RAINER II, 1958

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

PEINTURE SUR ANCIEN RAINER II, 1958

Sale Date: November 24, 1992

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LES CONSERVES DU SANG, DE L'OR ET DE..., 1957

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

LES CONSERVES DU SANG, DE L'OR ET DE..., 1957

Sale Date: November 24, 1992

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein

Sale Date: November 20, 1992

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Sale Date: November 20, 1992

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HAUS UND SPIRALE IM REGEN, 1962

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

HAUS UND SPIRALE IM REGEN, 1962

Sale Date: November 20, 1992

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ACHTHUNDERTSECHZIG, 1982–1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

ACHTHUNDERTSECHZIG, 1982–1984

Sale Date: November 14, 1992

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Olympic Games Munich 1972, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympic Games Munich 1972, 1972

Sale Date: October 28, 1992

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HOMAGE TO SCHRODER-SONNENSTERN, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

HOMAGE TO SCHRODER-SONNENSTERN, 1972

Sale Date: October 28, 1992

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REGENTAG ON WAVES OF LOVE, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

REGENTAG ON WAVES OF LOVE, 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 28, 1992

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DIE SCHATTEN DER STERNE, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

DIE SCHATTEN DER STERNE, 1967

Sale Date: October 28, 1992

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GOOD MORNING CITY (NORMALAUSGABE)

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY (NORMALAUSGABE)

Sale Date: October 28, 1992

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SONNENSTERN, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

SONNENSTERN, 1972

Sale Date: October 28, 1992

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EXODUS INTO SPACE, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

EXODUS INTO SPACE, 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 28, 1992

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DER KNABE MIT DEN GRUNEN HAAREN, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

DER KNABE MIT DEN GRUNEN HAAREN, 1967

Sale Date: October 28, 1992

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REGENTAG

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

REGENTAG

Sale Date: October 22, 1992

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GOOD MORNING CITY, BLEEDING TOWN

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY, BLEEDING TOWN

Sale Date: October 19, 1992

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HOMMAGE A SCHRODER SONNENSTERN, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

HOMMAGE A SCHRODER SONNENSTERN, 1972

Sale Date: October 16, 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: October 16, 1992

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THE THREE RAINDROPS, 1959

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

THE THREE RAINDROPS, 1959

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

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GOOD MORNING CITY - BLEEDING TOWN, 1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY - BLEEDING TOWN, 1970

Sale Date: October 10, 1992

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