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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser Artworks

Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)

TAPESTRY,

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TAPESTRY, "Pavilions And Bungalows For..., 1982

Sale Date: December 2, 2019

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La fuite et le combat du Dalai Lama-Tibet I, 1959

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La fuite et le combat du Dalai Lama-Tibet I, 1959

Sale Date: December 4, 2019

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Bâteau Phénicien (Phoenician ship), 1962

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Bâteau Phénicien (Phoenician ship), 1962

Sale Date: December 3, 2019

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Brockhaus-Enzyklopädie in 24 Bänden, 1989

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Brockhaus-Enzyklopädie in 24 Bänden, 1989

Sale Date: November 22, 2019

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten

Sale Date: November 22, 2019

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Composition for La Lune en rodage I, 1953–1959

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Composition for La Lune en rodage I, 1953–1959

Sale Date: November 27, 2019

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Homo Humus Come Va – 10001 Nights

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Homo Humus Come Va – 10001 Nights

Sale Date: November 23, 2019

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Regentag, 1971–1972

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Regentag, 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 5, 2019

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town”, opus 686, 1970

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town”, opus 686, 1970

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town”, opus 686, 1971

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town”, opus 686, 1971

Sale Date: December 5, 2019

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Homage to Schroder-Sonnerstern, 1972

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Homage to Schroder-Sonnerstern, 1972

Sale Date: November 17, 2019

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Seereise II - Reise zur See und mit der Bahn, 1967

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Seereise II - Reise zur See und mit der Bahn, 1967

Sale Date: December 7, 2019

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The city man, 1984

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The city man, 1984

Sale Date: December 7, 2019

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Pacific Steamer, 1985

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Pacific Steamer, 1985

Sale Date: December 7, 2019

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, 1971

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, 1971

Sale Date: December 7, 2019

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, 1971

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, 1971

Sale Date: December 7, 2019

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African black papers, 1975

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African black papers, 1975

Sale Date: December 7, 2019

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Irinaland über dem Balkan, 1971–1972

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Irinaland über dem Balkan, 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 7, 2019

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Sonnentropfen, 1955

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Sonnentropfen, 1955

Sale Date: December 4, 2019

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Spiralsun and Moonhouse - The Neighbours Die , 1967

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Spiralsun and Moonhouse - The Neighbours Die , 1967

Sale Date: December 4, 2019

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Seereise I - The Journey I - Voyage par Mer I, 1967

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Seereise I - The Journey I - Voyage par Mer I, 1967

Sale Date: December 4, 2019

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Joy of Man; Joie de L'Homme; Menschenfreude..., 1986

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Joy of Man; Joie de L'Homme; Menschenfreude..., 1986

Sale Date: December 4, 2019

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“Le Cercle Religieux - Le Cercle..., 1955

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“Le Cercle Religieux - Le Cercle..., 1955

Sale Date: November 27, 2019

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Eye Balance Number Five

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Eye Balance Number Five

Sale Date: November 13, 2019

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