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 (Koschatzky/Kertész 35), 1968

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Kingdom of the Toro (Koschatzky/Kertész 35), 1968

Sale Date: July 19, 2018

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'Meadowman' (Wiesenmann), 1947

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'Meadowman' (Wiesenmann), 1947

Sale Date: June 29, 2018

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: June 22, 2018

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Fall in cloud, fall in fog, fall out, 1973–1978

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Fall in cloud, fall in fog, fall out, 1973–1978

Sale Date: June 22, 2018

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Rainy day from the rainy day, 1971–1972

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Rainy day from the rainy day, 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 16, 2018

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831 Tender Dinghi, 1982

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831 Tender Dinghi, 1982

Sale Date: June 20, 2018

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Look at it on a rainy day

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Look at it on a rainy day

Sale Date: June 20, 2018

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Das Hundertwasser-Haus - grau (in 2..., 1983–1985

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Das Hundertwasser-Haus - grau (in 2..., 1983–1985

Sale Date: June 6, 2018

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Augen der Stadt, 1993

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Augen der Stadt, 1993

Sale Date: June 6, 2018

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King Kong, 1968

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King Kong, 1968

Sale Date: June 6, 2018

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Sad not so sad is rainshine, from Rainday on , 1968

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Sad not so sad is rainshine, from Rainday on , 1968

Sale Date: June 6, 2018

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Die Schatten der Sterne, 1967

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Die Schatten der Sterne, 1967

Sale Date: June 6, 2018

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La Barca - Regentag, 1969

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La Barca - Regentag, 1969

Sale Date: June 6, 2018

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Pazifischer Regentropfen auf Tahiti, 1989

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Pazifischer Regentropfen auf Tahiti, 1989

Sale Date: June 7, 2018

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Pazifikdampfer, 1986

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Pazifikdampfer, 1986

Sale Date: June 7, 2018

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4 Blatt aus: Midori No Namida, 1971–1976

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4 Blatt aus: Midori No Namida, 1971–1976

Sale Date: June 8, 2018

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Das Blumenhaus, 1983

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Das Blumenhaus, 1983

Sale Date: June 20, 2018

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Green Power, 1972

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Green Power, 1972

Sale Date: June 5, 2018

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Look at it on a rainy day (portfolio of , 1971–1972

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Look at it on a rainy day (portfolio of , 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 5, 2018

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Fall in cloud - Fall in fog -Fall out, 1979–1980

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Fall in cloud - Fall in fog -Fall out, 1979–1980

Sale Date: June 5, 2018

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Haus und Spirale im Regen (House and..., 1962–1963

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Haus und Spirale im Regen (House and..., 1962–1963

Sale Date: June 5, 2018

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1970–1971

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1970–1971

Sale Date: June 5, 2018

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Die Flucht des Dalai-Lama (The Flight of the , 1959

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Die Flucht des Dalai-Lama (The Flight of the , 1959

Sale Date: June 5, 2018

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LES LUNETTES ADOUCISSANTES D’ALAIN..., 1958–1966

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LES LUNETTES ADOUCISSANTES D’ALAIN..., 1958–1966

Sale Date: June 7, 2018

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