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)

Good Morning City, 1969–1970

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Good Morning City, 1969–1970

Sale Date: December 6, 2023

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MIT DER LIEBE WARTEN TUT WEH, WENN DIE LIEBE...

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MIT DER LIEBE WARTEN TUT WEH, WENN DIE LIEBE...

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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MAPPENWERK LOOK ON IT ON A RAINY DAY, 1971–1972

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MAPPENWERK LOOK ON IT ON A RAINY DAY, 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 1, 2023

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Sans titre

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Sale Date: December 6, 2023

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NACHTZUG (NIGHT TRAIN), 1979

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NACHTZUG (NIGHT TRAIN), 1979

Sale Date: December 13, 2023

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HWG 57 (GREEN POWER), 1972

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HWG 57 (GREEN POWER), 1972

Sale Date: December 13, 2023

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LET US PRAY, FROM MANITOU WINS, 1981

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LET US PRAY, FROM MANITOU WINS, 1981

Sale Date: December 13, 2023

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“Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten”, 1971–1972

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“Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten”, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 29, 2023

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, 1971

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, 1971

Sale Date: November 25, 2023

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

Sale Date: November 25, 2023

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: November 29, 2023

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

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

Sale Date: November 29, 2023

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10002 Nights-Homo Humus Come Va, 1984

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10002 Nights-Homo Humus Come Va, 1984

Sale Date: November 22, 2023

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991 Doodle, 1998

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991 Doodle, 1998

Sale Date: November 27, 2023

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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: December 7, 2023

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

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

Sale Date: November 25, 2023

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Columbus Rainy Day in India from Regentag -..., 1972

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Columbus Rainy Day in India from Regentag -..., 1972

Sale Date: November 25, 2023

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

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

Sale Date: November 25, 2023

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

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

Sale Date: November 25, 2023

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 14, 2023

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The Timid Mountain - The Sad Mountain, 1959

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The Timid Mountain - The Sad Mountain, 1959

Sale Date: November 27, 2023

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"Look at it on a rainy day (The Regentag...

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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"One of five seamen" , 1975

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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Testament in Gelb, 1971

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Testament in Gelb, 1971

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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