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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Ville vue d’au-delà du soleil, 1955
Sold price: 618,794 USD

Friedensreich Hundertwasser Artworks

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Untitled

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Sale Date: May 26, 2021

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Regentag on Waves of Love, 1970–1972

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Regentag on Waves of Love, 1970–1972

Sale Date: May 20, 2021

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Crusade of the Crossroaders, 1971–1972

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Crusade of the Crossroaders, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 20, 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: May 11, 2021

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Portfolio

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Portfolio "Midori No Namida, 1975

Sale Date: May 11, 2021

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Knabe mit Haus und Mädchen mit Vogel, 1951

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Knabe mit Haus und Mädchen mit Vogel, 1951

Sale Date: May 7, 2021

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Straße der Überlebenden, 1971–1972

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Straße der Überlebenden, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 7, 2021

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In Gamba, 1990

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In Gamba, 1990

Sale Date: May 7, 2021

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, 1971–1972

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 7, 2021

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Regen auf Regentag, 1971–1972

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Regen auf Regentag, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 7, 2021

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1971–1972

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 7, 2021

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Der endlose Weg zu Dir, 1967

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Der endlose Weg zu Dir, 1967

Sale Date: May 7, 2021

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Ein Regentag mit Walter Kampmann, 1969

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Ein Regentag mit Walter Kampmann, 1969

Sale Date: May 7, 2021

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Meadowman, 1974

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Meadowman, 1974

Sale Date: May 7, 2021

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Spirale mit Neufferköpfen - Grasbewachsene..., 1962

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Spirale mit Neufferköpfen - Grasbewachsene..., 1962

Sale Date: May 7, 2021

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Die Flucht des Dalai-Lama [The Flight of the , 1959

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Die Flucht des Dalai-Lama [The Flight of the , 1959

Sale Date: May 7, 2021

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Mädchenfund im Gras - Erinnerung an Hannover , 1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras - Erinnerung an Hannover , 1964

Sale Date: May 4, 2021

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1980

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1980

Sale Date: May 4, 2021

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Das Haus ist das Spielgelbild des Menschen

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Das Haus ist das Spielgelbild des Menschen

Sale Date: May 6, 2021

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Midori No Namida, 1975

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Midori No Namida, 1975

Sale Date: May 6, 2021

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“10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do”

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“10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do”

Sale Date: April 27, 2021

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Kingdom of the Toro (Koschatzky 35), 1968

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Kingdom of the Toro (Koschatzky 35), 1968

Sale Date: April 23, 2021

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Goodbye from Africa (Koschatzky 31), 1967

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Goodbye from Africa (Koschatzky 31), 1967

Sale Date: April 23, 2021

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Look at It on a Rainy Day, 1971–1972

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Look at It on a Rainy Day, 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 22, 2021

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