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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The False Eyelash, 1967

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The False Eyelash, 1967

Sale Date: June 10, 2018

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Das Mandarins Lied vom weißen Nebel, 1992

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Das Mandarins Lied vom weißen Nebel, 1992

Sale Date: June 2, 2018

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: June 2, 2018

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Regen auf Regentag (pl. 5 from Look at it on , 1972

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Regen auf Regentag (pl. 5 from Look at it on , 1972

Sale Date: June 2, 2018

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Regentag (Look at it on a rainy day)..., 1971–1972

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Regentag (Look at it on a rainy day)..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 2, 2018

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Testament in gelb, 1971

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Testament in gelb, 1971

Sale Date: June 2, 2018

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Montagne, 1956

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Montagne, 1956

Sale Date: June 7, 2018

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Gespräch mit Jenseits (Communication..., 1982–1984

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Gespräch mit Jenseits (Communication..., 1982–1984

Sale Date: June 7, 2018

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Die Nachbarn I - Spiralsonne und Mondhaus..., 1967

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Die Nachbarn I - Spiralsonne und Mondhaus..., 1967

Sale Date: June 7, 2018

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Blutregen fällt in den Garten (Rain of blood , 1972

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Blutregen fällt in den Garten (Rain of blood , 1972

Sale Date: June 7, 2018

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Brillen im kleinen Gesicht (Spectacles in..., 1968

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Brillen im kleinen Gesicht (Spectacles in..., 1968

Sale Date: June 7, 2018

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Fluss unter Dach (River under the roof), 1987

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Fluss unter Dach (River under the roof), 1987

Sale Date: June 7, 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 7, 2018

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Die Mauer (The wall), 1979

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Die Mauer (The wall), 1979

Sale Date: June 7, 2018

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The eyes of Machu Picchú, 1966

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The eyes of Machu Picchú, 1966

Sale Date: May 29, 2018

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Look at it on a rainy day (9 works), 1971–1972

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Look at it on a rainy day (9 works), 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 30, 2018

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Bärnbacher Andacht im Schnee, 1987

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Bärnbacher Andacht im Schnee, 1987

Sale Date: June 8, 2018

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Die Bäume sind die Blumen des Guten, 1982

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Die Bäume sind die Blumen des Guten, 1982

Sale Date: June 8, 2018

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Regentropfenzähler, 1981

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Regentropfenzähler, 1981

Sale Date: June 8, 2018

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769 Window out of the pond - window into the , 1978

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769 Window out of the pond - window into the , 1978

Sale Date: June 8, 2018

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90 A Tears of an artist, 1974

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90 A Tears of an artist, 1974

Sale Date: June 8, 2018

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Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1971

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Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1971

Sale Date: June 8, 2018

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Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1971

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Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1971

Sale Date: May 19, 2018

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Arabian woman, 1955

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Arabian woman, 1955

Sale Date: May 22, 2018

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