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)

La Barca - Regentag, 1969

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La Barca - Regentag, 1969

Sale Date: December 5, 2020

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Green Power, 1972

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Green Power, 1972

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Winter Lichterloh, 1976

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Winter Lichterloh, 1976

Sale Date: December 5, 2020

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Wartende Häuser, 1969

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Wartende Häuser, 1969

Sale Date: December 5, 2020

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2 sheets: Olympische Spiele München 1972..., 1972

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2 sheets: Olympische Spiele München 1972..., 1972

Sale Date: November 25, 2020

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1970–1971

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1970–1971

Sale Date: November 25, 2020

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Città in Città, 1979

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Città in Città, 1979

Sale Date: November 25, 2020

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, from..., 1972

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, from..., 1972

Sale Date: November 25, 2020

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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: November 25, 2020

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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: November 25, 2020

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1969

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1969

Sale Date: October 28, 2020

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: November 5, 2020

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Haus und Spirale im Regen, 1963

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Haus und Spirale im Regen, 1963

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Die letzten Tränen, 1980

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Die letzten Tränen, 1980

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“Flucht ins All”, 1971/72, 1971–1972

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“Flucht ins All”, 1971/72, 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 27, 2020

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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: November 6, 2020

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Die Hüte tragen die japanischen Kaiser, 1987

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Die Hüte tragen die japanischen Kaiser, 1987

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Do not wait houses - move, 1989

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Do not wait houses - move, 1989

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Look at it on a rainy day (woden box..., 1971–1972

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Look at it on a rainy day (woden box..., 1971–1972

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Exodus into space, 1971–1972

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Exodus into space, 1971–1972

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967

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Study of the Regentag, 1990

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Study of the Regentag, 1990

Sale Date: October 7, 2020

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“The eyes of Machu Picchú”, 1966

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“The eyes of Machu Picchú”, 1966

Sale Date: October 20, 2020

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80 birthday, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

80 birthday, 1972

Sale Date: November 7, 2020

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