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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Gustav Klimt, Oskar Kokoschka, Edvard Munch, Egon Schiele

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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)
UTILISATION ECONOMIQUE DE L'ESPACE MEME TOUT , 1957

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

UTILISATION ECONOMIQUE DE L'ESPACE MEME TOUT , 1957

Sale Date: June 27, 1991

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DIE FLUCHT DES DALAI-LAMA, 1959

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

DIE FLUCHT DES DALAI-LAMA, 1959

Sale Date: June 27, 1991

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LOOK AT IT ON A RAINY DAY, ARSVIVA, ZURICH,..., 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

LOOK AT IT ON A RAINY DAY, ARSVIVA, ZURICH,..., 1971

Sale Date: June 27, 1991

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THE ENDLESS WAY TO YOU (K. 27), 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

THE ENDLESS WAY TO YOU (K. 27), 1967

Sale Date: June 26, 1991

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THE BOY WITH THE GREEN HAIR (KOSCHATZKY 26), 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

THE BOY WITH THE GREEN HAIR (KOSCHATZKY 26), 1967

Sale Date: June 26, 1991

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NIGHT TRAIN III, 1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

NIGHT TRAIN III, 1978

Sale Date: June 24, 1991

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GOOD MORNING CITY, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY, 1969

Sale Date: June 24, 1991

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KREISVERKEHR DER STRASSENGEKREUZIGTEN,..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

KREISVERKEHR DER STRASSENGEKREUZIGTEN,..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 22, 1991

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EIN REGENTAG MIT WALTER KAMPMANN, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

EIN REGENTAG MIT WALTER KAMPMANN, 1969

Sale Date: June 22, 1991

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstein, 1972

Sale Date: June 22, 1991

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ARABERIN, 1955

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

ARABERIN, 1955

Sale Date: June 20, 1991

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser

"GOOD MORNING CITY" (NORMALAUSGABE), 1970

Sale Date: June 20, 1991

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MADCHENFUND IM GRAS, 1964

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

MADCHENFUND IM GRAS, 1964

Sale Date: June 14, 1991

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AUTOMOBIL MIT ROTEN REGENTROPFEN, 1964

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

AUTOMOBIL MIT ROTEN REGENTROPFEN, 1964

Sale Date: June 14, 1991

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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: June 14, 1991

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GOOD MORNING CITY BLEEDING TOWN, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY BLEEDING TOWN, 1969–1970

Sale Date: June 14, 1991

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KOLUMBUS REGENTAG IN INDIEN, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

KOLUMBUS REGENTAG IN INDIEN, 1971

Sale Date: June 8, 1991

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GOOD MORNING CITY - BLEEDING TOWN, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY - BLEEDING TOWN, 1969–1970

Sale Date: June 8, 1991

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10002 NIGHTS. HOMO HUMUS COME VA, 1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

10002 NIGHTS. HOMO HUMUS COME VA, 1984

Sale Date: June 8, 1991

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MADCHENFUND IM GRAS, 1964

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

MADCHENFUND IM GRAS, 1964

Sale Date: June 8, 1991

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IRINALAND UBER DEM BALKAN, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

IRINALAND UBER DEM BALKAN, 1971

Sale Date: June 8, 1991

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TESTAMENT IN GELB, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

TESTAMENT IN GELB, 1971

Sale Date: June 8, 1991

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REGENTAG, 1966–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

REGENTAG, 1966–1972

Sale Date: June 8, 1991

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REGENTAG, 1966–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

REGENTAG, 1966–1972

Sale Date: June 8, 1991

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