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
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Midori no namida

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Midori no namida

Sale Date: November 30, 1989

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Columbus rainy day. pl.6, 1971–1972

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Columbus rainy day. pl.6, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 30, 1989

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REGENTAG PORTFOLIO, ARS VIVA, ZURICH, 1971 (K. &

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REGENTAG PORTFOLIO, ARS VIVA, ZURICH, 1971 (K. &

Sale Date: November 28, 1989

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Journey II and travel by rail, 1967–1967

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Journey II and travel by rail, 1967–1967

Sale Date: November 20, 1989

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Regentag, 1971–1972

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Regentag, 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 26, 1989

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The house looks at a burning man, 1962–1962

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The house looks at a burning man, 1962–1962

Sale Date: June 28, 1989

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Königriech der Toro, 1968–1968

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Königriech der Toro, 1968–1968

Sale Date: June 28, 1989

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Nachtzug, 1978–1978

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Nachtzug, 1978–1978

Sale Date: June 28, 1989

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The endless way to you, 1967–1967

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The endless way to you, 1967–1967

Sale Date: June 28, 1989

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Columbus rainy day, pl.6, 1971–1972

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Columbus rainy day, pl.6, 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 28, 1989

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Irinaland over the Balkans, pl.7, 1971–1972

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Irinaland over the Balkans, pl.7, 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 28, 1989

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Shadow of the stars, 1967–1967

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Shadow of the stars, 1967–1967

Sale Date: June 28, 1989

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One of the five seamen Il Marinaio, 1975–1975

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One of the five seamen Il Marinaio, 1975–1975

Sale Date: May 12, 1989

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The Occidental, 1977–1977

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The Occidental, 1977–1977

Sale Date: May 12, 1989

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Europäer der sich dem Schnurbart hält, 1951

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Europäer der sich dem Schnurbart hält, 1951

Sale Date: April 16, 1989

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OHARU, 1960–1960

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OHARU, 1960–1960

Sale Date: February 23, 1989

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The Journey I, 1967–1967

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The Journey I, 1967–1967

Sale Date: February 23, 1989

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Untitled, 1957–1957

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Untitled, 1957–1957

Sale Date: February 23, 1989

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.8, 1971–1972

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl.8, 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 2, 1988

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Die grüne Steiermark, 1958–1958

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Die grüne Steiermark, 1958–1958

Sale Date: December 1, 1988

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Rain in the meadow, 1961–1961

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Rain in the meadow, 1961–1961

Sale Date: December 1, 1988

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The 39 heads, 1953–1953

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The 39 heads, 1953–1953

Sale Date: December 1, 1988

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Das Licht trifft die Sonne, 1954

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Das Licht trifft die Sonne, 1954

Sale Date: December 1, 1988

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Europäer der sich seinem Schnurbart hält, 1951

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Europäer der sich seinem Schnurbart hält, 1951

Sale Date: December 1, 1988

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