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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser Artworks

Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)

Kingdom of the Toro, 1968

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Kingdom of the Toro, 1968

Sale Date: June 6, 2019

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“Regentag, 1971–1972

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“Regentag, 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 4, 2019

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, pl. 6 from , 1971–1972

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, pl. 6 from , 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 15, 2019

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Rocket Earth Sky, 1988

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Rocket Earth Sky, 1988

Sale Date: May 15, 2019

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Irinaland über dem Balkan, pl. 7 from..., 1971–1972

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Irinaland über dem Balkan, pl. 7 from..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 15, 2019

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Hommage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: June 5, 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 14, 2019

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Die Flucht des Dalaï-Lama, 1959

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Die Flucht des Dalaï-Lama, 1959

Sale Date: May 9, 2019

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Die Stadt-Stadt

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Die Stadt-Stadt

Sale Date: May 10, 2019

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Regentropfenzähler (Rain drop counter), 1981

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Regentropfenzähler (Rain drop counter), 1981

Sale Date: May 19, 2019

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2 bis 13 schwimmende Fenster (2 to 13..., 1979

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2 bis 13 schwimmende Fenster (2 to 13..., 1979

Sale Date: May 19, 2019

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Look at it on a Rainy Day (Regentag Portfolio), 1971

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Look at it on a Rainy Day (Regentag Portfolio), 1971

Sale Date: May 16, 2019

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: May 16, 2019

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Columbus Rainy Day India, 1972

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Columbus Rainy Day India, 1972

Sale Date: May 16, 2019

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The Boy with Green Hair, 1967

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The Boy with Green Hair, 1967

Sale Date: May 16, 2019

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“10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do”,

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“10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do”,

Sale Date: May 7, 2019

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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: May 7, 2019

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Good Morning City, 1969–1970

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Good Morning City, 1969–1970

Sale Date: May 4, 2019

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Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1987

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Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1987

Sale Date: May 18, 2019

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Couple surréaliste, 1967

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Couple surréaliste, 1967

Sale Date: April 29, 2019

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: May 8, 2019

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: May 8, 2019

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Untitled from Regentag Portfolio, 1971–1972

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Untitled from Regentag Portfolio, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 4, 2019

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Blumenhaus (Flower House), 1983

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Blumenhaus (Flower House), 1983

Sale Date: May 4, 2019

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