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)

OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MÜNCHEN (KOSCHATZKY 54), 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MÜNCHEN (KOSCHATZKY 54), 1972

Sale Date: June 23, 2020

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La Balance Oculaire I (Augenwaage I/ Eye..., 1956

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La Balance Oculaire I (Augenwaage I/ Eye..., 1956

Sale Date: June 30, 2020

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GÄSTEBUCH-ZEICHNUNG FÜR KARL HANS STRAUSS -..., 1960

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GÄSTEBUCH-ZEICHNUNG FÜR KARL HANS STRAUSS -..., 1960

Sale Date: July 9, 2020

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Do not wait Houses – move, 1989

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Do not wait Houses – move, 1989

Sale Date: July 16, 2020

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2 to 13 swimming windows, 1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

2 to 13 swimming windows, 1979

Sale Date: July 16, 2020

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Blood rain falling in the garden, from: NANA , 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Blood rain falling in the garden, from: NANA , 1972

Sale Date: July 16, 2020

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Window out of the Pond - Window into the Pond, 1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Window out of the Pond - Window into the Pond, 1978

Sale Date: June 26, 2020

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Irinaland over the Balkans, from Look at it..., 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Irinaland over the Balkans, from Look at it..., 1971

Sale Date: June 26, 2020

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Conservation Week 1974, New Zealand, 1974

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Conservation Week 1974, New Zealand, 1974

Sale Date: June 30, 2020

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Spirale aux têtes de Neuffer - 1962, 1962

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Spirale aux têtes de Neuffer - 1962, 1962

Sale Date: July 1, 2020

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XIV / XXXXVIII Proof dunkelbunter Regentag, Wien

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

XIV / XXXXVIII Proof dunkelbunter Regentag, Wien

Sale Date: June 25, 2020

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern., 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern., 1972

Sale Date: June 25, 2020

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Good Morning City--Bleeding Town, 1969–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good Morning City--Bleeding Town, 1969–1971

Sale Date: June 25, 2020

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Slow Travel Under the Sun., 1969

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Slow Travel Under the Sun., 1969

Sale Date: June 25, 2020

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: June 25, 2020

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Hommage á Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage á Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: June 16, 2020

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HWG 57, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sale Date: June 25, 2020

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Les Fenêtres d'un Fluidoïd, 1957

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Les Fenêtres d'un Fluidoïd, 1957

Sale Date: June 25, 2020

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Der endlose Weg zu Dir, 1967

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Der endlose Weg zu Dir, 1967

Sale Date: June 17, 2020

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Kingdom of the Toro, 1968

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Kingdom of the Toro, 1968

Sale Date: June 19, 2020

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Mit der Liebe warten tut weh, 1971

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Mit der Liebe warten tut weh, 1971

Sale Date: June 19, 2020

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Der gelbe Platz - Flugplatz, 1958

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Der gelbe Platz - Flugplatz, 1958

Sale Date: July 4, 2020

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Regentag, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag, 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 17, 2020

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Blumenhaus Casa Viva, 1983

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Blumenhaus Casa Viva, 1983

Sale Date: June 23, 2020

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