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

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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: April 23, 2019

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The expulsion, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The expulsion, 1967

Sale Date: May 16, 2019

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1969–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1969–1971

Sale Date: May 2, 2019

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A nude female stylized as a peacock

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

A nude female stylized as a peacock

Sale Date: April 23, 2019

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1969–1970

Sale Date: May 7, 2019

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In gamba, 1987–1989

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

In gamba, 1987–1989

Sale Date: May 8, 2019

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The four geijin, 1992

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The four geijin, 1992

Sale Date: May 8, 2019

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Die stadt-stadt, 1979

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Die stadt-stadt, 1979

Sale Date: May 8, 2019

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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: April 9, 2019

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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: April 9, 2019

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1952–1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1952–1969

Sale Date: April 5, 2019

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Kolumbus Reintag in Indien, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kolumbus Reintag in Indien, 1972

Sale Date: April 8, 2019

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KOLUMBUS REGENTAG IN INDIEN (AUS: LOOK..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

KOLUMBUS REGENTAG IN INDIEN (AUS: LOOK..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 30, 2019

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FLUCHT INS ALL (AUS: LOOK AT IT ON A..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

FLUCHT INS ALL (AUS: LOOK AT IT ON A..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 30, 2019

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MIT DER LIEBE WARTEN TUT WEH, WENN DIE..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

MIT DER LIEBE WARTEN TUT WEH, WENN DIE..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 30, 2019

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OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MÜNCHEN, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MÜNCHEN, 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 30, 2019

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DIE HÜTE TRAGEN DIE JAPANISCHEN KAISER, 1985–1987

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

DIE HÜTE TRAGEN DIE JAPANISCHEN KAISER, 1985–1987

Sale Date: March 30, 2019

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Waiting Houses, from the series Nana Hyaku..., 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Waiting Houses, from the series Nana Hyaku..., 1969

Sale Date: April 8, 2019

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Good Morning City (Series C), 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good Morning City (Series C), 1969

Sale Date: April 11, 2019

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A landscape scene

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

A landscape scene

Sale Date: April 2, 2019

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A nude female stylized as a peacock

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

A nude female stylized as a peacock

Sale Date: April 2, 2019

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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: April 2, 2019

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Kolumbus Reintag in Indien

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kolumbus Reintag in Indien

Sale Date: March 26, 2019

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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: March 26, 2019

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