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
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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)
Untitled, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Untitled, 1972

Sale Date: November 1, 2019

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Abschied aus Afrika, 1967

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Abschied aus Afrika, 1967

Sale Date: October 29, 2019

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TWO CLOUDS RAINING SEVEN COLOURS (FROM..., 1976

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TWO CLOUDS RAINING SEVEN COLOURS (FROM..., 1976

Sale Date: October 31, 2019

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Do not wait houses - move, 1989

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Do not wait houses - move, 1989

Sale Date: October 25, 2019

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Die Stadt-Stadt, 1979

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Die Stadt-Stadt, 1979

Sale Date: November 6, 2019

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The Boy with Green Hair, 1967

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The Boy with Green Hair, 1967

Sale Date: November 21, 2019

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Slow Travel Under the Sun, 1969

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Slow Travel Under the Sun, 1969

Sale Date: November 21, 2019

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Good Morning City, 1969

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Good Morning City, 1969

Sale Date: November 21, 2019

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Good morning city

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Good morning city

Sale Date: August 27, 2019

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Shadow of the Stars, 1967

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Shadow of the Stars, 1967

Sale Date: October 18, 2019

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen (The..., 1971

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen (The..., 1971

Sale Date: October 25, 2019

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Die Flucht des Dalai Lama (The Flight of the , 1959

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Die Flucht des Dalai Lama (The Flight of the , 1959

Sale Date: October 25, 2019

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Goodbye from Africa, 1967

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Goodbye from Africa, 1967

Sale Date: October 25, 2019

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Silent steamers, 1994

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Silent steamers, 1994

Sale Date: October 21, 2019

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LOOK AT IT ON A RAINY DAY (SILKSCREEN..., 1971–1972

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LOOK AT IT ON A RAINY DAY (SILKSCREEN..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 26, 2019

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Silent Steamers, 1994

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Silent Steamers, 1994

Sale Date: October 29, 2019

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Let Us Pray Manitou Wins, 1981

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Let Us Pray Manitou Wins, 1981

Sale Date: October 29, 2019

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Columbus-Regentag in Indien, 1972

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Columbus-Regentag in Indien, 1972

Sale Date: October 12, 2019

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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: October 12, 2019

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Good morning city

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city

Sale Date: October 8, 2019

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Good morning city, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969

Sale Date: October 8, 2019

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GOOD MORNING CITY

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GOOD MORNING CITY

Sale Date: September 16, 2019

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OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MÜNCHEN, 1972

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OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MÜNCHEN, 1972

Sale Date: September 16, 2019

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KREISVERKEHR DER STRASSENGEKREUZIGTEN..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

KREISVERKEHR DER STRASSENGEKREUZIGTEN..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: September 16, 2019

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