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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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)
Olympische Spiele München, 1972

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Olympische Spiele München, 1972

Sale Date: March 23, 2021

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Testament in gelb, 1971

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Testament in gelb, 1971

Sale Date: March 20, 2021

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Good morning city - bleeding town, 1970–1971

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Good morning city - bleeding town, 1970–1971

Sale Date: March 20, 2021

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Mädchenfund im Gras (Girl found in the..., 1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras (Girl found in the..., 1964

Sale Date: March 17, 2021

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Spectacles in the Small Face, 1968

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Spectacles in the Small Face, 1968

Sale Date: March 18, 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: March 4, 2021

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: March 4, 2021

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Fluss unter Dach (Koschatzky no. 86); 3..., 1987

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Fluss unter Dach (Koschatzky no. 86); 3..., 1987

Sale Date: March 18, 2021

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HOMO HUMUS COME VA

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HOMO HUMUS COME VA

Sale Date: March 2, 2021

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The Four Geijin, 1992

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The Four Geijin, 1992

Sale Date: February 17, 2021

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Hundertwasser

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Hundertwasser

Sale Date: January 28, 2021

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Pazifikdampfer, 1985

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Pazifikdampfer, 1985

Sale Date: November 28, 2020

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Die Stadt-Stadt, 1979

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Die Stadt-Stadt, 1979

Sale Date: November 28, 2020

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1971

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1971

Sale Date: November 28, 2020

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Good Morning City, 1969

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Good Morning City, 1969

Sale Date: November 28, 2020

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Der Knabe mit den grünen Haaren, 1967

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Der Knabe mit den grünen Haaren, 1967

Sale Date: November 28, 2020

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Hommage Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: December 9, 2020

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HUNDERTWASSER / EPOS - Schweiz, 1991

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HUNDERTWASSER / EPOS - Schweiz, 1991

Sale Date: November 18, 2020

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La Barca - Regentag - Slow travel under the..., 1969

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La Barca - Regentag - Slow travel under the..., 1969

Sale Date: January 10, 2021

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

Sale Date: January 10, 2021

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Sad not so sad is rainshine from..., 1968–1970

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Sad not so sad is rainshine from..., 1968–1970

Sale Date: January 10, 2021

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Good morning city - bleeding town

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Good morning city - bleeding town

Sale Date: December 10, 2020

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1972

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1972

Sale Date: December 12, 2020

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Shadow of the Stars, 1967

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Shadow of the Stars, 1967

Sale Date: December 11, 2020

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