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

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)

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: February 12, 2024

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: February 12, 2024

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Sad Not So Sad is Rainshine, from Rainday on , 1968

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sad Not So Sad is Rainshine, from Rainday on , 1968

Sale Date: February 15, 2024

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Pintorarium (set of 2)

Arnulf Rainer and Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Pintorarium (set of 2)

Sale Date: February 1, 2024

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10002 NIGHTS HOMO HUMUS COME VA HOW DO YOU..., 1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

10002 NIGHTS HOMO HUMUS COME VA HOW DO YOU..., 1984

Sale Date: February 1, 2024

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Regen auf Regentag (Nr. 5 im Portfolio ‚Look , 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regen auf Regentag (Nr. 5 im Portfolio ‚Look , 1971

Sale Date: January 29, 2024

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten (Blatt..., 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten (Blatt..., 1971

Sale Date: January 29, 2024

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Yellow Last Will, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Yellow Last Will, 1971

Sale Date: February 1, 2024

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King Kong, 1968

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

King Kong, 1968

Sale Date: February 1, 2024

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PEACE TREATY WITH NATURE (FROM: JOY OF..., 1987–1988

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

PEACE TREATY WITH NATURE (FROM: JOY OF..., 1987–1988

Sale Date: January 11, 2024

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“Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten”, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

“Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten”, 1971–1972

Sale Date: January 17, 2024

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Good Morning City, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good Morning City, 1969–1970

Sale Date: January 2, 2024

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, 1971–1972

Sale Date: January 2, 2024

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Regen auf Regentag, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regen auf Regentag, 1971–1972

Sale Date: January 2, 2024

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Die fünte Augenwaage, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die fünte Augenwaage, 1971–1972

Sale Date: January 2, 2024

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“Olympische Spiele München”, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

“Olympische Spiele München”, 1972

Sale Date: January 3, 2024

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Olymische Spiele Munchen, from the Olympics..., 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olymische Spiele Munchen, from the Olympics..., 1972

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

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Relations of a Spider (from the Nana Hyarku..., 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Relations of a Spider (from the Nana Hyarku..., 1971

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser

"Good Morning City", 1970

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

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REGENTROPFENZÄHLER (819), 1981

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

REGENTROPFENZÄHLER (819), 1981

Sale Date: December 2, 2023

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Le fleuve jaune, 1957–1960

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Le fleuve jaune, 1957–1960

Sale Date: December 6, 2023

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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: December 1, 2023

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Crusade of the Crossroaders, from Look..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Crusade of the Crossroaders, from Look..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 1, 2023

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Olympische Spiele München Poster, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympische Spiele München Poster, 1972

Sale Date: December 1, 2023

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