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 - Bleeding town, 1970

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970

Sale Date: July 6, 2019

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1969–1970

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1969–1970

Sale Date: July 14, 2019

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City Citizen, 1994

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City Citizen, 1994

Sale Date: July 11, 2019

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Tier auf Füßen'., 1975

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Tier auf Füßen'., 1975

Sale Date: June 27, 2019

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Regentropfenzähler, 1981

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Regentropfenzähler, 1981

Sale Date: June 22, 2019

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Nana Hyaku Mizu

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Nana Hyaku Mizu

Sale Date: June 27, 2019

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Homo humus Come va - 10 002 Nights, 1984

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Homo humus Come va - 10 002 Nights, 1984

Sale Date: June 21, 2019

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, 1971–1972

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 21, 2019

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Flucht ins All, pl. 4 from Regentag, 1971–1972

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Flucht ins All, pl. 4 from Regentag, 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 21, 2019

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

Sale Date: June 15, 2019

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Testament in Gelb, 1970–1971

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Testament in Gelb, 1970–1971

Sale Date: June 15, 2019

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Pazifikdampfer, 1985

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Pazifikdampfer, 1985

Sale Date: June 19, 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: June 19, 2019

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Insel der verlorenen Wünsche, 1979

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Insel der verlorenen Wünsche, 1979

Sale Date: June 19, 2019

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: June 19, 2019

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Automobil mit roten Regentropfen, 1953–1964

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Automobil mit roten Regentropfen, 1953–1964

Sale Date: June 19, 2019

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Nachtzug, 1978

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Nachtzug, 1978

Sale Date: June 19, 2019

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, 1971

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, 1971

Sale Date: June 19, 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: June 19, 2019

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La Barca – Regentag, 1969

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La Barca – Regentag, 1969

Sale Date: June 19, 2019

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Nana Hyaku Mizu, 1966–1972

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Nana Hyaku Mizu, 1966–1972

Sale Date: June 19, 2019

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I fiori segreti del rei, 1997

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I fiori segreti del rei, 1997

Sale Date: June 19, 2019

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Lacrime blue, 1997

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Lacrime blue, 1997

Sale Date: June 19, 2019

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HWG 57 690 Green Power - Pouvoir Vert -..., 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

HWG 57 690 Green Power - Pouvoir Vert -..., 1972

Sale Date: June 18, 2019

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