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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Contemporary Art, Contemporary Realism, Photography

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Ville vue d’au-delà du soleil, 1955
Sold price: 618,794 USD

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)
La Barca - Regentag”, Opus 683, 1968–1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

La Barca - Regentag”, Opus 683, 1968–1969

Sale Date: March 4, 2020

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Krankes Fenster - Survivant de Laszlo XV, 1964

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Krankes Fenster - Survivant de Laszlo XV, 1964

Sale Date: March 3, 2020

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10 pcs, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

10 pcs, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 29, 2019

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do, 1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do, 1984

Sale Date: January 28, 2020

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Flucht in tutto, 1971

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Flucht in tutto, 1971

Sale Date: January 22, 2020

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La Lune en Rodage, 1953

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

La Lune en Rodage, 1953

Sale Date: January 27, 2020

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Flucht ins All, pl. 4 from Regentag (

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Flucht ins All, pl. 4 from Regentag ("Look at it

Sale Date: January 19, 2020

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Regentag Portfolio: Nine Works

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag Portfolio: Nine Works

Sale Date: January 8, 2020

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Rain of Blood is Falling into the Garden, 1972

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Rain of Blood is Falling into the Garden, 1972

Sale Date: December 13, 2019

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In Gamba, 1990

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

In Gamba, 1990

Sale Date: December 6, 2019

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 18, 2019

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Regen auf Regentag, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regen auf Regentag, 1971

Sale Date: December 18, 2019

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10002 Nights Homo Humus Come Va How Do..., 1983–1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

10002 Nights Homo Humus Come Va How Do..., 1983–1984

Sale Date: December 18, 2019

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Olympische Spiele München, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympische Spiele München, 1972

Sale Date: December 18, 2019

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'KREISVERKEHR DER STRASSENGEKREUZIGTEN' (SHEET...

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

'KREISVERKEHR DER STRASSENGEKREUZIGTEN' (SHEET...

Sale Date: December 6, 2019

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La Barca - Regentag, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

La Barca - Regentag, 1969

Sale Date: December 13, 2019

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Pintorarium, 1959

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Pintorarium, 1959

Sale Date: November 29, 2019

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Sonnenstern 11.9. 1972 80. Birthday, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sonnenstern 11.9. 1972 80. Birthday, 1972

Sale Date: December 28, 2019

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The false eyelash, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The false eyelash, 1967

Sale Date: December 11, 2019

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Good Morning City-Bleeding Town, 1970

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Good Morning City-Bleeding Town, 1970

Sale Date: December 16, 2019

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1970

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1970

Sale Date: December 4, 2019

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Street for Survivors, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Street for Survivors, 1971

Sale Date: November 30, 2019

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Untitled (From

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Untitled (From "La Lune en Rodage 1")

Sale Date: December 11, 2019

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Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 27, 2019

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