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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser Artworks

Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)

Crusade of the Crusaders, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Crusade of the Crusaders, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 21, 2017

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SONG OF THE WHALES (K. 77), 1979

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SONG OF THE WHALES (K. 77), 1979

Sale Date: November 1, 2017

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2 TO 13 WINDOWS AFLOAT (K. 76), 1979

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2 TO 13 WINDOWS AFLOAT (K. 76), 1979

Sale Date: November 1, 2017

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BURNING WINTER (K. 67), 1976

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BURNING WINTER (K. 67), 1976

Sale Date: November 1, 2017

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SLOW TRAVEL UNDER THE SUN (KOSCHATZKY 40), 1969

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SLOW TRAVEL UNDER THE SUN (KOSCHATZKY 40), 1969

Sale Date: November 1, 2017

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Hide under the meadow it is beginning to rain, 1976

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Hide under the meadow it is beginning to rain, 1976

Sale Date: November 2, 2017

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La Casa Mobile, 1998

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La Casa Mobile, 1998

Sale Date: November 2, 2017

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L'Alfabeto - Alphabet, 1997–1998

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

L'Alfabeto - Alphabet, 1997–1998

Sale Date: November 2, 2017

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: November 2, 2017

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: October 24, 2017

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Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1972

Sale Date: October 28, 2017

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Blue tears, 1997

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Blue tears, 1997

Sale Date: November 7, 2017

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Night train, 1978

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Night train, 1978

Sale Date: November 7, 2017

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Green power, 1976

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Green power, 1976

Sale Date: November 7, 2017

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The expulsion, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The expulsion, 1967

Sale Date: November 7, 2017

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Das Haus sieht einen Menschen Brennen (The..., 1962

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Das Haus sieht einen Menschen Brennen (The..., 1962

Sale Date: October 17, 2017

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Irinaland über dem Balkan, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Irinaland über dem Balkan, 1971

Sale Date: October 7, 2017

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: September 29, 2017

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1970–1971

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1970–1971

Sale Date: September 29, 2017

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Korallenblumen (Coral Flowers), 1987–1988

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Korallenblumen (Coral Flowers), 1987–1988

Sale Date: September 29, 2017

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Do Not Wait Houses - Move, 1989

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Do Not Wait Houses - Move, 1989

Sale Date: September 29, 2017

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DIE HÄNGENDE WOLKE IM WINTER - DIE..., 1972

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DIE HÄNGENDE WOLKE IM WINTER - DIE..., 1972

Sale Date: October 6, 2017

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Night Train, 1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Night Train, 1978

Sale Date: September 15, 2017

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Fall in Cloud, Fall in Fog, Fall Out, 1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Fall in Cloud, Fall in Fog, Fall Out, 1979

Sale Date: September 15, 2017

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