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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Contemporary Art, Contemporary Realism, Photography

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Ville vue d’au-delà du soleil, 1955
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THE LAST TEARS, 1979

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THE LAST TEARS, 1979

Sale Date: February 7, 2018

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JOURNEY II AND TRAVEL BY RAIL, 1967

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JOURNEY II AND TRAVEL BY RAIL, 1967

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THE HOUSES ARE HANGING UNDERNEATH THE..., 1971–1972

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THE HOUSES ARE HANGING UNDERNEATH THE..., 1971–1972

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"Street for Survivers”, 1971–72

Sale Date: January 23, 2018

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"Regen auf Regentag”, 1971/1972, 1971–1972

Sale Date: January 23, 2018

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"Olympische Spiele”, 1972, opus 700

Sale Date: January 23, 2018

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Kolumbus Reintag in Indien

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Kolumbus Reintag in Indien

Sale Date: January 23, 2018

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Olympische Spiele München

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Olympische Spiele München

Sale Date: January 16, 2018

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IN GAMBA, 1987

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IN GAMBA, 1987

Sale Date: January 28, 2018

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4 Sieb- und Metallprägedrucke: 10002 nights..., 1984

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4 Sieb- und Metallprägedrucke: 10002 nights..., 1984

Sale Date: January 27, 2018

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: January 27, 2018

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Regentag auf Liebe

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Regentag auf Liebe

Sale Date: September 14, 2017

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town..., 1969

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town..., 1969

Sale Date: January 27, 2018

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 8, 2017

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STRAßE DER ÜBERLEBENDEN, 1971

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STRAßE DER ÜBERLEBENDEN, 1971

Sale Date: December 7, 2017

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Plakat: Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1971

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Plakat: Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1971

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Gesicht, 1951

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Gesicht, 1951

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Mappendeckel Art Club, 1951

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Mappendeckel Art Club, 1951

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Die Stadt-Stadt, 1979

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Die Stadt-Stadt, 1979

Sale Date: December 7, 2017

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Window out of the pond – window into the pond, 1978

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Window out of the pond – window into the pond, 1978

Sale Date: December 7, 2017

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Der Abendländer (blau), 1978

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Der Abendländer (blau), 1978

Sale Date: December 7, 2017

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Abschied aus Afrika, 1967

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Abschied aus Afrika, 1967

Sale Date: December 7, 2017

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MANITOU WINS

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MANITOU WINS", (818 "DUNKELBUNT"), 1981

Sale Date: December 2, 2017

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1971

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1971

Sale Date: December 2, 2017

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