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)

The eyes of Machu Picchú, 1966

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The eyes of Machu Picchú, 1966

Sale Date: May 26, 2020

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FABRIK IN INDIEN, 1971–1972

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FABRIK IN INDIEN, 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 3, 2020

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The Houses are Hanging Underneath the Meadows, 1971

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The Houses are Hanging Underneath the Meadows, 1971

Sale Date: May 31, 2020

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Street for Survivors, from Look At It..., 1971–1972

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Street for Survivors, from Look At It..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 20, 2020

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Good Morning City Bleeding Town

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Good Morning City Bleeding Town

Sale Date: May 27, 2020

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Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1987

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Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1987

Sale Date: May 16, 2020

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LOOK AT IT ON A RAINY DAY (THE REGENTAG , 1971–1972

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LOOK AT IT ON A RAINY DAY (THE REGENTAG , 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 29, 2020

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Regentropfenzähler, 1981

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Regentropfenzähler, 1981

Sale Date: April 29, 2020

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

Sale Date: April 29, 2020

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Three Eyed Green Buddha with Hat, 1974

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Three Eyed Green Buddha with Hat, 1974

Sale Date: April 26, 2020

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Save the Seas, 1982

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Save the Seas, 1982

Sale Date: April 26, 2020

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Save the Whales, 1982

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Save the Whales, 1982

Sale Date: April 26, 2020

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town

Sale Date: March 27, 2020

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town

Sale Date: March 27, 2020

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Composition

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Sale Date: May 25, 2020

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Spiralental, 1983

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Spiralental, 1983

Sale Date: March 27, 2020

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 27, 2020

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 27, 2020

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Mit der Liebe warten tut weh, wenn die..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Mit der Liebe warten tut weh, wenn die..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 27, 2020

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1969–1971

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1969–1971

Sale Date: March 27, 2020

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Slow Travel Under the Sun, La Barca -..., 1969

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Slow Travel Under the Sun, La Barca -..., 1969

Sale Date: April 4, 2020

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Hide under the meadow it begins to rain, 1976

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Hide under the meadow it begins to rain, 1976

Sale Date: March 24, 2020

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In Gamba, 1990

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In Gamba, 1990

Sale Date: March 24, 2020

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Good Morning City, 1969–1970

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Good Morning City, 1969–1970

Sale Date: March 24, 2020

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