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)

Homage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Homage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: November 13, 1987

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Three nose rivers, 1961–1961

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Three nose rivers, 1961–1961

Sale Date: July 3, 1987

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L'épinard-chocolat, 1958–1958

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L'épinard-chocolat, 1958–1958

Sale Date: July 2, 1987

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Autobus, 1953–1953

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Autobus, 1953–1953

Sale Date: July 2, 1987

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Du soleil pour ceux qui pleurent en..., 1957–1957

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Du soleil pour ceux qui pleurent en..., 1957–1957

Sale Date: July 2, 1987

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Seereise II - Reise zur See und mit der , 1967–1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Seereise II - Reise zur See und mit der , 1967–1967

Sale Date: June 30, 1987

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Der endlose Weg zu Dir, 1967–1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Der endlose Weg zu Dir, 1967–1967

Sale Date: June 30, 1987

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Homage to Schroder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Homage to Schroder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: May 13, 1987

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Island of lost desire

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Island of lost desire

Sale Date: May 13, 1987

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Never forget a red garden house, 1961–1961

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Never forget a red garden house, 1961–1961

Sale Date: May 13, 1987

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Midori no namida

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Midori no namida

Sale Date: May 13, 1987

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Nana hyaku mizu

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Nana hyaku mizu

Sale Date: May 13, 1987

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Fall cloud. Fall in fog. Fall out, 1973–1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Fall cloud. Fall in fog. Fall out, 1973–1979

Sale Date: May 13, 1987

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Regentag, 1971–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag, 1971–1971

Sale Date: April 16, 1987

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser

"10002 nights homo humus come va how do , 1983–1983

Sale Date: April 16, 1987

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Never forget a red gardenhouse, 1961–1961

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Never forget a red gardenhouse, 1961–1961

Sale Date: February 26, 1987

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Kopf mit Erdfenster, 1954

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kopf mit Erdfenster, 1954

Sale Date: November 11, 1986

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Die Grune Steiermark, 1958

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Grune Steiermark, 1958

Sale Date: December 6, 1985

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Le chat

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sale Date: December 3, 1985

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The armed evening, 1958

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The armed evening, 1958

Sale Date: November 6, 1985

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