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.

Most Expensive Artwork Sold at Auction

Ville vue d’au-delà du soleil, 1955
Sold price: 618,794 USD

Friedensreich Hundertwasser Artworks

Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)

IL ROTOLANTE, 1982–1988

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

IL ROTOLANTE, 1982–1988

Sale Date: November 19, 1991

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HOMMAGE AN FRIEDRICH SCHRODER-SONNENSTERN

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

HOMMAGE AN FRIEDRICH SCHRODER-SONNENSTERN

Sale Date: November 16, 1991

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: November 12, 1991

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GOOD MORNING CITY-BLEEDING TOWN, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY-BLEEDING TOWN, 1971

Sale Date: October 31, 1991

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HOMMAGE A SCHRODER-SONNERSTERN, M. , 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

HOMMAGE A SCHRODER-SONNERSTERN, M. , 1972

Sale Date: October 28, 1991

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GOODMORNING CITY, BLEEDING TOWN, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOODMORNING CITY, BLEEDING TOWN, 1969

Sale Date: October 26, 1991

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DAS ENDE DER GRIECHEN, OST-UND WESTGOTEN

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

DAS ENDE DER GRIECHEN, OST-UND WESTGOTEN

Sale Date: October 26, 1991

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HOMAGE TO SCHRODER-SONNENSTERN, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

HOMAGE TO SCHRODER-SONNENSTERN, 1972

Sale Date: October 26, 1991

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GAMBA, 1987

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sale Date: October 25, 1991

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BLEEDING TOWN

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

BLEEDING TOWN

Sale Date: October 19, 1991

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ZWEI BAUME AUF DEM SCHIFF REGENTAG , 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

ZWEI BAUME AUF DEM SCHIFF REGENTAG , 1971

Sale Date: October 18, 1991

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WINTER LICHTERLOH - BURNING WINTER, 1976

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

WINTER LICHTERLOH - BURNING WINTER, 1976

Sale Date: October 18, 1991

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FRESSENDE FISCHE UND RADFAHRER, 1951

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

FRESSENDE FISCHE UND RADFAHRER, 1951

Sale Date: October 12, 1991

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HOMO HUMUS COME VA, 10002 NIGHTS, 1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

HOMO HUMUS COME VA, 10002 NIGHTS, 1984

Sale Date: October 12, 1991

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JOURNEY II AND TRAVEL BY RAIL, , 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

JOURNEY II AND TRAVEL BY RAIL, , 1967

Sale Date: October 12, 1991

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MIT DER LIEBE WARTEN TUT WEH WENN DIE..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

MIT DER LIEBE WARTEN TUT WEH WENN DIE..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 3, 1991

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KREISVERKEHR DER STRASSENGEKREUZIGTEN, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

KREISVERKEHR DER STRASSENGEKREUZIGTEN, 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 2, 1991

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COMPOSITION. REGENTAG. LOOK ATEN..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

COMPOSITION. REGENTAG. LOOK ATEN..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 2, 1991

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein

Sale Date: September 18, 1991

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UGUANDA MACHINE, 1966

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

UGUANDA MACHINE, 1966

Sale Date: September 16, 1991

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GOOD MORNING CITY, 1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY, 1970

Sale Date: September 12, 1991

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MAISON SOUS PLUIE DE SANG, 1961

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

MAISON SOUS PLUIE DE SANG, 1961

Sale Date: July 4, 1991

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Sale Date: June 29, 1991

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GLOBULANT, 1956

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GLOBULANT, 1956

Sale Date: June 27, 1991

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