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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BAIN GAZON POUR LA SPIRALE

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

BAIN GAZON POUR LA SPIRALE

Sale Date: June 2, 1991

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CHEMIN A TRAVERS UNE FLEUR, 1958

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CHEMIN A TRAVERS UNE FLEUR, 1958

Sale Date: June 2, 1991

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LE WESTERN ORIENTAL. VILLE HAUTE VILLE BASSE, 1955

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LE WESTERN ORIENTAL. VILLE HAUTE VILLE BASSE, 1955

Sale Date: June 2, 1991

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SURVIVANT DE LASLO, 1952–1960

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

SURVIVANT DE LASLO, 1952–1960

Sale Date: June 1, 1991

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

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

Sale Date: May 31, 1991

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HAUS UND SPIRALE IM REGEN, 1963

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

HAUS UND SPIRALE IM REGEN, 1963

Sale Date: May 31, 1991

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

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

Sale Date: May 31, 1991

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DER ASIATISCHE KRIEG, 1958

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DER ASIATISCHE KRIEG, 1958

Sale Date: May 30, 1991

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ZUM 80. GEBURTSTAG VON SONNENSTERN AM..., 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

ZUM 80. GEBURTSTAG VON SONNENSTERN AM..., 1972

Sale Date: May 30, 1991

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II ROTOLANTE - SLEEPER II, 1982–1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

II ROTOLANTE - SLEEPER II, 1982–1984

Sale Date: May 28, 1991

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OLYMPIA, 1984

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OLYMPIA, 1984

Sale Date: May 28, 1991

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FROM: LA LUNE EN RODAGE, WERKNUMMER 577, 1959

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

FROM: LA LUNE EN RODAGE, WERKNUMMER 577, 1959

Sale Date: May 27, 1991

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REGENTAG, 1971

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REGENTAG, 1971

Sale Date: May 27, 1991

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IL ROTOLANTE, 1988

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IL ROTOLANTE, 1988

Sale Date: May 27, 1991

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HOMO HUMUS, 1984

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HOMO HUMUS, 1984

Sale Date: May 27, 1991

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REGENTAG, 1971

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REGENTAG, 1971

Sale Date: May 27, 1991

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GIRL FINDING IN THE GRASS, 1964

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GIRL FINDING IN THE GRASS, 1964

Sale Date: May 27, 1991

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NACHTZUG, 1978

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NACHTZUG, 1978

Sale Date: May 25, 1991

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AUTOMOBIL MIT ROTEN REGENTROPFEN , 1953–1964

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AUTOMOBIL MIT ROTEN REGENTROPFEN , 1953–1964

Sale Date: June 1, 1991

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REGEN UBER CHINA IN FLAMMEN, 1958

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REGEN UBER CHINA IN FLAMMEN, 1958

Sale Date: May 3, 1991

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HUNDERTWASSER REGENTAG

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HUNDERTWASSER REGENTAG

Sale Date: May 2, 1991

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HOMO HUMUS, 1984

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HOMO HUMUS, 1984

Sale Date: May 2, 1991

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REGENTAG AUF LIEBE WELLEN 1971/1972, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

REGENTAG AUF LIEBE WELLEN 1971/1972, 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 26, 1991

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern 1972, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern 1972, 1972

Sale Date: April 26, 1991

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