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)

Good Morning City, 1969–1970

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Good Morning City, 1969–1970

Sale Date: March 24, 2020

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TESTAMENT IN GELB, 1971

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TESTAMENT IN GELB, 1971

Sale Date: February 22, 2020

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REGENTAG AUF LIEBE WELLEN, 1970

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REGENTAG AUF LIEBE WELLEN, 1970

Sale Date: February 22, 2020

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DIE HÄUSER HÄNGEN UNTER DEN WIESEN..., 1971–1972

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DIE HÄUSER HÄNGEN UNTER DEN WIESEN..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 21, 2020

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REGENTAG AUF LIEBE WELLEN (BLATT 8 AUS: , 1971–1972

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REGENTAG AUF LIEBE WELLEN (BLATT 8 AUS: , 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 21, 2020

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FLUCHT INS ALL (BLATT 4 AUS: LOOK AT IT , 1971–1972

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FLUCHT INS ALL (BLATT 4 AUS: LOOK AT IT , 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 21, 2020

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MIT DER LIEBE WARTEN TUT WEH, WENN DIE..., 1971–1972

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MIT DER LIEBE WARTEN TUT WEH, WENN DIE..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 21, 2020

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HOMMAGE À SCHRÖDER-SONNENSTERN, 1972

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HOMMAGE À SCHRÖDER-SONNENSTERN, 1972

Sale Date: March 21, 2020

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Crusade of the Crossroaders, 1971–1972

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Crusade of the Crossroaders, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 14, 2020

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Street for Survivors, 1971–1972

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Street for Survivors, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 14, 2020

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The boy with the green hair, 1967

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The boy with the green hair, 1967

Sale Date: May 14, 2020

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: March 12, 2020

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Regen auf Regentag” (A rainy day on the , 1971–1972

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Regen auf Regentag” (A rainy day on the , 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 17, 2020

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

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

Sale Date: April 22, 2020

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2-13 schwimmende Fenster, 1979

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2-13 schwimmende Fenster, 1979

Sale Date: March 10, 2020

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Good Morning, City, 1969

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Good Morning, City, 1969

Sale Date: March 14, 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: March 15, 2020

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Save the Seas, 1982

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Save the Seas, 1982

Sale Date: March 15, 2020

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Save the Whales, 1982

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Save the Whales, 1982

Sale Date: March 15, 2020

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Senza titolo (da: La lune en rodage), 1959–1960

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Senza titolo (da: La lune en rodage), 1959–1960

Sale Date: May 26, 2020

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Morning City Bleeding Town, 1970

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Morning City Bleeding Town, 1970

Sale Date: March 14, 2020

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Il Rotolante - Creeper, 1984

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Il Rotolante - Creeper, 1984

Sale Date: February 27, 2020

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Silent Streamers, 1994

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Silent Streamers, 1994

Sale Date: February 27, 2020

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Green Power, 1972

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Green Power, 1972

Sale Date: March 4, 2020

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