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)
GOOD MORNING CITY, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY, 1969–1970

Sale Date: January 24, 1991

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DAS MATCH DES JAHRHUNDERTS (WV 147), 1952–1952

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

DAS MATCH DES JAHRHUNDERTS (WV 147), 1952–1952

Sale Date: December 14, 1990

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SONNENSTERN, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

SONNENSTERN, 1972–1972

Sale Date: December 14, 1990

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LE LAC JAUNE, 1985–1987

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

LE LAC JAUNE, 1985–1987

Sale Date: December 13, 1990

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser

"PLUIE SUR LES TOITS EN FLAMMES DE CHINE", 1958–1958

Sale Date: December 10, 1990

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DIE STADT IST DIE HAARTRACHT DER..., 1962–1962

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

DIE STADT IST DIE HAARTRACHT DER..., 1962–1962

Sale Date: December 8, 1990

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PORTFOLIO. MIDORI NO NAMIDA, 1976–1976

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

PORTFOLIO. MIDORI NO NAMIDA, 1976–1976

Sale Date: December 8, 1990

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OCCHIO DEL DIO SOLE - LE TIR DES..., 1954–1954

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

OCCHIO DEL DIO SOLE - LE TIR DES..., 1954–1954

Sale Date: December 6, 1990

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SPIRALE IN GOLD RAIN, 1961–1961

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

SPIRALE IN GOLD RAIN, 1961–1961

Sale Date: December 6, 1990

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DIE GRUNEN HAARE, 1957–1957

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

DIE GRUNEN HAARE, 1957–1957

Sale Date: December 6, 1990

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OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MUNCHEN, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MUNCHEN, 1972–1972

Sale Date: December 6, 1990

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HOMMAGE AN SCHRODER-SONNENSTERN, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

HOMMAGE AN SCHRODER-SONNENSTERN, 1972–1972

Sale Date: December 5, 1990

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LOOK AT IT ON A RAINY DAY, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

LOOK AT IT ON A RAINY DAY, 1971–1971

Sale Date: December 4, 1990

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GOOD MORNING CITY, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY, 1969–1970

Sale Date: November 27, 1990

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DIE MAUER, 1979–1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

DIE MAUER, 1979–1979

Sale Date: November 26, 1990

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HOMO HUMUS COME VA-10002 NIGHTS, 1984–1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

HOMO HUMUS COME VA-10002 NIGHTS, 1984–1984

Sale Date: November 26, 1990

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TOWN IN TOWN, 1979–1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

TOWN IN TOWN, 1979–1979

Sale Date: November 26, 1990

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IRINALAND UBER DEM BALKAN, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

IRINALAND UBER DEM BALKAN, 1971–1971

Sale Date: November 26, 1990

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DIE LETZTEN TRANEN, 1979–1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

DIE LETZTEN TRANEN, 1979–1979

Sale Date: November 26, 1990

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GESANG DER WALE, 1979–1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GESANG DER WALE, 1979–1979

Sale Date: November 24, 1990

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NACHTZUG, 1978–1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

NACHTZUG, 1978–1978

Sale Date: November 24, 1990

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DIE BAUME SIND DIE BLUMEN DES GUTEN, 1982–1982

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

DIE BAUME SIND DIE BLUMEN DES GUTEN, 1982–1982

Sale Date: November 24, 1990

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser

"HOMMAGE A SCHROEDER- SONNENSTERN"

Sale Date: November 24, 1990

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser

"BLEEDING TOWN", 1970–1970

Sale Date: November 24, 1990

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