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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

GOOD MORNING CITY, BLEEDING TOWN, 1970

Sale Date: June 13, 2019

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, 1971

Sale Date: June 8, 2019

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Pacific steamer, 1985

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Pacific steamer, 1985

Sale Date: June 5, 2019

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Aus: 10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do..., 1984

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Aus: 10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do..., 1984

Sale Date: June 5, 2019

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Hide under the meadow it begins to rain, 1976

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Hide under the meadow it begins to rain, 1976

Sale Date: June 5, 2019

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Aus: La Lune en Rodage, 1953–1959

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Aus: La Lune en Rodage, 1953–1959

Sale Date: June 5, 2019

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Aus: La Lune en Rodage, 1953–1959

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Aus: La Lune en Rodage, 1953–1959

Sale Date: June 5, 2019

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Let Us Pray Manitou Wins, 1981

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Let Us Pray Manitou Wins, 1981

Sale Date: June 8, 2019

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2 bis 13 schwimmende Fenster, 1979

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2 bis 13 schwimmende Fenster, 1979

Sale Date: June 29, 2019

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Wasserende am Dach, 1987

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Wasserende am Dach, 1987

Sale Date: June 29, 2019

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The City Man, 1984

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The City Man, 1984

Sale Date: June 29, 2019

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Fluss unter Dach, 1987

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Fluss unter Dach, 1987

Sale Date: June 29, 2019

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

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

Sale Date: June 4, 2019

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

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

Sale Date: May 28, 2019

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Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 29, 2019

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Le jardin dans l'auréole (Der Garten im..., 1956

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Le jardin dans l'auréole (Der Garten im..., 1956

Sale Date: June 5, 2019

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La Pluie (Jour de pluie verte), 1959

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La Pluie (Jour de pluie verte), 1959

Sale Date: June 4, 2019

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1971

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1971

Sale Date: June 1, 2019

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Two Trees on Board of Regentag, from Midori No...

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Two Trees on Board of Regentag, from Midori No...

Sale Date: May 22, 2019

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Eyebalance number five, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Eyebalance number five, 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 7, 2019

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LES FENETRES D'UN FLUDOÏD, 1957

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LES FENETRES D'UN FLUDOÏD, 1957

Sale Date: June 4, 2019

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Night Train (variation 1), 1978

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Night Train (variation 1), 1978

Sale Date: June 6, 2019

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 6, 2019

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Good Morning City, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good Morning City, 1969–1970

Sale Date: June 6, 2019

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