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.

Friedensreich Hundertwasser Artworks

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Boxermantel für Henry Maske, 1996

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Boxermantel für Henry Maske, 1996

Sale Date: June 16, 2021

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Pintorarium, 1959

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Pintorarium, 1959

Sale Date: June 15, 2021

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Spiralental, 1983

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Spiralental, 1983

Sale Date: June 15, 2021

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Look at it on a Rainy Day (Regentag..., 1970–1972

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Look at it on a Rainy Day (Regentag..., 1970–1972

Sale Date: June 15, 2021

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Nana Hyaku Mizu (K. 22, 32-33, 37-38,..., 1966–1972

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Nana Hyaku Mizu (K. 22, 32-33, 37-38,..., 1966–1972

Sale Date: June 15, 2021

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MAPPENWERK REGENTAG - LOOK AT IT ON A RAINY..., 1971

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MAPPENWERK REGENTAG - LOOK AT IT ON A RAINY..., 1971

Sale Date: June 4, 2021

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Flooded Sleep, 1973

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Flooded Sleep, 1973

Sale Date: June 10, 2021

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967

Sale Date: June 10, 2021

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Good Morning City – Bleeding Town..., 1969

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Good Morning City – Bleeding Town..., 1969

Sale Date: June 9, 2021

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Les Deux Têtes (Die Zwei Köpfe Arabischer..., 1953

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Les Deux Têtes (Die Zwei Köpfe Arabischer..., 1953

Sale Date: June 4, 2021

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Dach der Sehnsucht, 1982

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Dach der Sehnsucht, 1982

Sale Date: July 1, 2021

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FRIEDENSREICH HUNDERTWASSER - A RAINY..., 1971–1972

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FRIEDENSREICH HUNDERTWASSER - A RAINY..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 27, 2021

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Wartende Häuser, 1969

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Wartende Häuser, 1969

Sale Date: June 12, 2021

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Fall in Cloud, Fall in Fog, Fall Out, 1973–1979

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Fall in Cloud, Fall in Fog, Fall Out, 1973–1979

Sale Date: June 12, 2021

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Relations of a Spider, 1973

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Relations of a Spider, 1973

Sale Date: June 12, 2021

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Kleiner Palast der Krankheit, 1970

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Kleiner Palast der Krankheit, 1970

Sale Date: June 12, 2021

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10002 Nights Homo Humus come va - How do you , 1984

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10002 Nights Homo Humus come va - How do you , 1984

Sale Date: June 12, 2021

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10 002 nights Homo HUmus come va how do you do, 1984

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10 002 nights Homo HUmus come va how do you do, 1984

Sale Date: June 12, 2021

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Save the Seas, 1982

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Save the Seas, 1982

Sale Date: May 28, 2021

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do, 1984

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do, 1984

Sale Date: June 9, 2021

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The City Man, 1984

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The City Man, 1984

Sale Date: June 9, 2021

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Dach der Sehnsucht, 1982

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Dach der Sehnsucht, 1982

Sale Date: May 20, 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: May 20, 2021

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Senza titolo, 1962

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Senza titolo, 1962

Sale Date: May 20, 2021

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