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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BLUMENHAUS

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

BLUMENHAUS

Sale Date: December 5, 1991

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LIEBESWELLEN AUS REGENTAG, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

LIEBESWELLEN AUS REGENTAG, 1971

Sale Date: December 4, 1991

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10 002 NIGHTS HOMO HUMUS COME VA HOW DO YOU..., 1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

10 002 NIGHTS HOMO HUMUS COME VA HOW DO YOU..., 1984

Sale Date: November 30, 1991

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II ROTOLANTE - DREAMER II, 1982–1988

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

II ROTOLANTE - DREAMER II, 1982–1988

Sale Date: November 27, 1991

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GOOD MORNING CITY BLEEDING TOWN, 1952

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY BLEEDING TOWN, 1952

Sale Date: November 27, 1991

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6 BLL. (VON 10): REGENTAG - , 1970–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

6 BLL. (VON 10): REGENTAG - , 1970–1971

Sale Date: November 27, 1991

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AUS: LA LUNE EN RODAGE, 1953

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

AUS: LA LUNE EN RODAGE, 1953

Sale Date: November 25, 1991

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STRASSE DER UBERLEBENDEN, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

STRASSE DER UBERLEBENDEN, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 25, 1991

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HOMO HUMUS, 1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

HOMO HUMUS, 1984

Sale Date: November 25, 1991

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HUNDERTWASSER - REGENTAG. HOLZKASSETTE (OHNE , 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

HUNDERTWASSER - REGENTAG. HOLZKASSETTE (OHNE , 1971

Sale Date: November 25, 1991

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HOMMAGE TO SCHRODER-SONNENSTERN, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

HOMMAGE TO SCHRODER-SONNENSTERN, 1972

Sale Date: November 25, 1991

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AUTOMOBIL IN RICHTUNG NATUR UND SCHOPFUNG, 1985

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

AUTOMOBIL IN RICHTUNG NATUR UND SCHOPFUNG, 1985

Sale Date: November 25, 1991

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IL ROTOLANTE, THE DREAMER I, 1985

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

IL ROTOLANTE, THE DREAMER I, 1985

Sale Date: November 25, 1991

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GESPRACH MIT JENSEITS, 1982–1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GESPRACH MIT JENSEITS, 1982–1984

Sale Date: November 25, 1991

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ABSCHIED AUS AFRIKA, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

ABSCHIED AUS AFRIKA, 1967

Sale Date: November 25, 1991

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IL ROTOLANTE, THINKER I, 1985

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IL ROTOLANTE, THINKER I, 1985

Sale Date: November 25, 1991

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FALL IN CLOUD, FALL IN FOG, FALL OUT., 1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

FALL IN CLOUD, FALL IN FOG, FALL OUT., 1979

Sale Date: November 23, 1991

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HAUS UND SPIRALE IM REGEN, 1962

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

HAUS UND SPIRALE IM REGEN, 1962

Sale Date: November 23, 1991

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Sans titre

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sans titre

Sale Date: November 22, 1991

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AUTOMOBIL MIT ROTEN REGENTROPFEN, 1964

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

AUTOMOBIL MIT ROTEN REGENTROPFEN, 1964

Sale Date: November 19, 1991

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GOOD MORNING CITY, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY, 1969

Sale Date: November 19, 1991

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GIB ACHT WENN DU UBER DIE PRARIE GEHST; THE..., 1976

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GIB ACHT WENN DU UBER DIE PRARIE GEHST; THE..., 1976

Sale Date: November 19, 1991

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NIGHTS HOMO HUMUS COME VA. , 1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

NIGHTS HOMO HUMUS COME VA. , 1984

Sale Date: November 19, 1991

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2. EXEMPLAR, 1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

2. EXEMPLAR, 1970

Sale Date: November 19, 1991

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