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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NIGHTS HOMO HUMUS COME VA, 1984

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NIGHTS HOMO HUMUS COME VA, 1984

Sale Date: September 16, 2019

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DIE HÜTE TRAGEN DIE JAPANISCHEN KAISER, 1985

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DIE HÜTE TRAGEN DIE JAPANISCHEN KAISER, 1985

Sale Date: September 16, 2019

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

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

Sale Date: September 16, 2019

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2 Bis 13 Schwimmende Fenste (2 to 13 Windows , 1979

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2 Bis 13 Schwimmende Fenste (2 to 13 Windows , 1979

Sale Date: October 15, 2019

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Do not wait houses - move, 1989

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Do not wait houses - move, 1989

Sale Date: September 20, 2019

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Die Stadt-Stadt, 1979

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Die Stadt-Stadt, 1979

Sale Date: September 20, 2019

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Kleiner Palast der Krankheit, 1970

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Kleiner Palast der Krankheit, 1970

Sale Date: September 20, 2019

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Konvolut bestehend aus

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Konvolut bestehend aus "Pintorarium", 1959

Sale Date: October 1, 2019

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 1, 2019

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Good Morning City, 1969–1970

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Good Morning City, 1969–1970

Sale Date: October 1, 2019

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Häuser im Blutregen, 1961

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Häuser im Blutregen, 1961

Sale Date: October 1, 2019

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

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

Sale Date: October 1, 2019

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In Gamba, 1987–1990

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

In Gamba, 1987–1990

Sale Date: October 1, 2019

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Pintorarium, 1959

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Pintorarium, 1959

Sale Date: September 23, 2019

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Testament in Gelb, 1970

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Testament in Gelb, 1970

Sale Date: September 14, 2019

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Abschied aus Afrika, 1967

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Abschied aus Afrika, 1967

Sale Date: September 25, 2019

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Fall in Cloud Fall in Fog Fall Out, 1973–1978

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Fall in Cloud Fall in Fog Fall Out, 1973–1978

Sale Date: September 20, 2019

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Regentag (portfolio of 8 works), 1971

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Regentag (portfolio of 8 works), 1971

Sale Date: September 26, 2019

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Homage to Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Homage to Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: September 19, 2019

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Olympische Spiele München, 1972

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Olympische Spiele München, 1972

Sale Date: September 19, 2019

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Olympic Games Munich, 1972

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Olympic Games Munich, 1972

Sale Date: September 6, 2019

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Ronds Points Des Croises

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Ronds Points Des Croises

Sale Date: August 25, 2019

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Conservation Week 1974, New Zealand, 1974

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Conservation Week 1974, New Zealand, 1974

Sale Date: August 22, 2019

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Regentag, 1970–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag, 1970–1971

Sale Date: May 24, 2019

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