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

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Mit der Liebe warten tut weh, wenn die Liebe , 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Mit der Liebe warten tut weh, wenn die Liebe , 1971

Sale Date: April 11, 2024

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“10001 nights Homo Humus come va how do you..., 1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

“10001 nights Homo Humus come va how do you..., 1984

Sale Date: April 10, 2024

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10002 Nights Homo Humus Come Va How Do You, 1982

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10002 Nights Homo Humus Come Va How Do You, 1982

Sale Date: April 11, 2024

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“10001 nights Homo Humus come va how do you..., 1984

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“10001 nights Homo Humus come va how do you..., 1984

Sale Date: April 3, 2024

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10001 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do, 1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

10001 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do, 1984

Sale Date: March 26, 2024

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"Ein Regentag mit Walter Kampmann", 1969

Sale Date: March 23, 2024

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L'expulsion, 1967

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L'expulsion, 1967

Sale Date: April 27, 2024

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Irinaland Over the Balkans

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Irinaland Over the Balkans" from "Look at it , 1971

Sale Date: March 21, 2024

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Fall in Cloud, 1979

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Fall in Cloud, 1979

Sale Date: March 16, 2024

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Irinaland over the Balkans

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Irinaland over the Balkans

Sale Date: March 16, 2024

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L’Expulsion (The Expulsion) (Koschatzky 28), 1967

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L’Expulsion (The Expulsion) (Koschatzky 28), 1967

Sale Date: March 26, 2024

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Irinaland über dem Balkan (From: Look at it..., 1971

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Irinaland über dem Balkan (From: Look at it..., 1971

Sale Date: March 14, 2024

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, Blatt 6..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, Blatt 6..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: February 27, 2024

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CONSERVATION WEEK 1974, NEW ZEALAND, 1974

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CONSERVATION WEEK 1974, NEW ZEALAND, 1974

Sale Date: March 5, 2024

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CONSERVATION WEEK 1974, NEW ZEALAND - GREEN & RED

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CONSERVATION WEEK 1974, NEW ZEALAND - GREEN & RED

Sale Date: March 5, 2024

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern., 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern., 1972

Sale Date: March 14, 2024

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Two Clouds Raining Seven Colors., 1972–1975

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Two Clouds Raining Seven Colors., 1972–1975

Sale Date: March 14, 2024

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Sad no so sad is rainshine from Rainday on a , 1968

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Sad no so sad is rainshine from Rainday on a , 1968

Sale Date: March 14, 2024

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Der Parlamentarische Inhalt eines Pfeiles..., 1954

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Der Parlamentarische Inhalt eines Pfeiles..., 1954

Sale Date: March 9, 2024

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Good Morning City, 1969–1970

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Good Morning City, 1969–1970

Sale Date: February 13, 2024

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, Blatt 1 aus dem..., 1971–1972

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, Blatt 1 aus dem..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: February 13, 2024

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10002 Nights - Homo Humus - Come Va - How do , 1984

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10002 Nights - Homo Humus - Come Va - How do , 1984

Sale Date: January 30, 2024

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One of five seamen, 1975

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One of five seamen, 1975

Sale Date: February 7, 2024

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Night train, 1978

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Night train, 1978

Sale Date: February 7, 2024

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