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

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)

Homage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Homage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: July 18, 2021

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: July 14, 2021

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Green Power, 1972

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Green Power, 1972

Sale Date: July 14, 2021

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Regentag, 1970–1971

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Regentag, 1970–1971

Sale Date: July 14, 2021

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Testament in Gelb, 1971

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Testament in Gelb, 1971

Sale Date: July 14, 2021

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Die Schatten der Sterne, 1967

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Die Schatten der Sterne, 1967

Sale Date: July 14, 2021

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: June 22, 2021

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Good Morning City, 1970

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Good Morning City, 1970

Sale Date: June 22, 2021

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1970

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1970

Sale Date: July 2, 2021

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Regen auf Regentag, 1971-1972, 1971–1972

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Regen auf Regentag, 1971-1972, 1971–1972

Sale Date: July 3, 2021

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1970

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1970

Sale Date: July 1, 2021

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Häuser in 12 Teilen' (insert table), 1989

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Häuser in 12 Teilen' (insert table), 1989

Sale Date: July 1, 2021

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GOOD MORNING CITY, BLEEDING TOWN..., 1969–1970

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GOOD MORNING CITY, BLEEDING TOWN..., 1969–1970

Sale Date: July 6, 2021

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Hundertwasser house, 1983–1991

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Hundertwasser house, 1983–1991

Sale Date: July 15, 2021

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Window out of the pond - window into the pond, 1978

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Window out of the pond - window into the pond, 1978

Sale Date: July 15, 2021

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Galerie Kamer - Newly Discovered..., 1957–1958

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Galerie Kamer - Newly Discovered..., 1957–1958

Sale Date: July 8, 2021

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Art Club Mappe - ROTAPRINT PORTFOLIO, 1951

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Art Club Mappe - ROTAPRINT PORTFOLIO, 1951

Sale Date: July 8, 2021

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Gib acht wenn Du über die Prärie gehst - The , 1976

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Gib acht wenn Du über die Prärie gehst - The , 1976

Sale Date: June 19, 2021

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Der Knabe mit den grünen Haaren, 1967

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Der Knabe mit den grünen Haaren, 1967

Sale Date: June 19, 2021

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Die Schatten der Sterne (Shadow of the starts), 1967

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Die Schatten der Sterne (Shadow of the starts), 1967

Sale Date: June 15, 2021

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Il Rotolante - Das ist ein Träumer (Dreamer..., 1988

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Il Rotolante - Das ist ein Träumer (Dreamer..., 1988

Sale Date: June 11, 2021

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Straße der Überlebenden, 1971

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Straße der Überlebenden, 1971

Sale Date: June 11, 2021

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Flucht ins All, 1971

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Flucht ins All, 1971

Sale Date: June 11, 2021

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Regentag auf liebe Wellen, 1971–1972

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Regentag auf liebe Wellen, 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 11, 2021

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