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)
OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MUNCHEN 1972, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MUNCHEN 1972, 1971

Sale Date: April 11, 1992

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KOMPOSITION. REGENTAG. 1971/72

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

KOMPOSITION. REGENTAG. 1971/72

Sale Date: March 18, 1992

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DAS FALSCHE AUGENLID, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

DAS FALSCHE AUGENLID, 1967

Sale Date: March 18, 1992

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ABSCHIED AUS AFRIKA, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

ABSCHIED AUS AFRIKA, 1967

Sale Date: March 18, 1992

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VERSAUMTER FRUHLING - DAS SCHWARZE LOCH, 1966

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

VERSAUMTER FRUHLING - DAS SCHWARZE LOCH, 1966

Sale Date: February 26, 1992

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HOMMAGE TO SCHROEDER-SONNENSTERN, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

HOMMAGE TO SCHROEDER-SONNENSTERN, 1972

Sale Date: February 25, 1992

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GARTENANSICHT. WOHL UMSCHLAG EINER MAPPE

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GARTENANSICHT. WOHL UMSCHLAG EINER MAPPE

Sale Date: December 13, 1991

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RAIN OF BLOOD IS FALLING INTO THE GARDEN, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

RAIN OF BLOOD IS FALLING INTO THE GARDEN, 1972

Sale Date: December 12, 1991

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TESTAMENT IN GELB, 1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

TESTAMENT IN GELB, 1970

Sale Date: December 11, 1991

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GOOD MORNING CITY, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY, 1969–1970

Sale Date: December 11, 1991

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GOOD MORNING CITY, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY, 1969–1970

Sale Date: December 11, 1991

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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 11, 1991

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SLOW TRAVEL UNDER THE SUN, 1968–1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

SLOW TRAVEL UNDER THE SUN, 1968–1969

Sale Date: December 11, 1991

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L'EXPULSION, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

L'EXPULSION, 1967

Sale Date: December 11, 1991

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GOODBYE FROM AFRIKA, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOODBYE FROM AFRIKA, 1967

Sale Date: December 11, 1991

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GODDBY FROM AFRIKA, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GODDBY FROM AFRIKA, 1967

Sale Date: December 11, 1991

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KINGDOM OF THE TORO, 1968

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

KINGDOM OF THE TORO, 1968

Sale Date: December 11, 1991

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A RAINY DAY WITH WALTER KAMPMANN, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

A RAINY DAY WITH WALTER KAMPMANN, 1969

Sale Date: December 11, 1991

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HOMAGE TO SCHRODER-SONNENSTERN, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

HOMAGE TO SCHRODER-SONNENSTERN, 1972

Sale Date: December 11, 1991

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GOOD MORNING CITY, 1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY, 1970

Sale Date: December 10, 1991

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Hommage a Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage a Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: December 7, 1991

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HOMMAGE A SCHRODER-SONNERSTERN, MED RODA..., 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

HOMMAGE A SCHRODER-SONNERSTERN, MED RODA..., 1972

Sale Date: December 6, 1991

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LE SOIR ARME, 1958

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

LE SOIR ARME, 1958

Sale Date: December 5, 1991

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ZWOLLE, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

ZWOLLE, 1967

Sale Date: December 5, 1991

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