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)

SEEREISE II - REISE ZUR SEE UND MIT DER BAHN , 1967

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SEEREISE II - REISE ZUR SEE UND MIT DER BAHN , 1967

Sale Date: September 21, 2017

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Song of the Whales, 1979

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Song of the Whales, 1979

Sale Date: September 28, 2017

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Olympische Spiele, 1971

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Olympische Spiele, 1971

Sale Date: June 27, 2017

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One of five seamen / Il marinaio, 1975

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One of five seamen / Il marinaio, 1975

Sale Date: June 20, 2017

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BLUMENHAUS, 1983

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BLUMENHAUS, 1983

Sale Date: June 16, 2017

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Arkadenhaus und gelber Turm” [House with..., 1953

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Arkadenhaus und gelber Turm” [House with..., 1953

Sale Date: June 27, 2017

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BEBRILLTER MANN MIT HAUSROCK (MAN WITH..., 1963

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BEBRILLTER MANN MIT HAUSROCK (MAN WITH..., 1963

Sale Date: June 29, 2017

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Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1972

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Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 14, 2017

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Pazifikdampfer [Pacific Steamer], 1985

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Pazifikdampfer [Pacific Steamer], 1985

Sale Date: June 14, 2017

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Good Morning City, 1970

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Good Morning City, 1970

Sale Date: June 14, 2017

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Good Morning City, 1969–1970

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Good Morning City, 1969–1970

Sale Date: June 9, 2017

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King Kong, 1968

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King Kong, 1968

Sale Date: June 13, 2017

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Look at it on a rainy day (Regentag portfolio), 1971

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Look at it on a rainy day (Regentag portfolio), 1971

Sale Date: July 1, 2017

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Sad not so sad is rainshine from rainday on..., 1970

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Sad not so sad is rainshine from rainday on..., 1970

Sale Date: July 1, 2017

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The houses are hanging underneath the meadows, 1971

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The houses are hanging underneath the meadows, 1971

Sale Date: July 1, 2017

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Look at it on a rainy day (set of 10), 1971–1972

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Look at it on a rainy day (set of 10), 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 27, 2017

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Die Flucht des Dalai-Lama, 1959

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Die Flucht des Dalai-Lama, 1959

Sale Date: June 1, 2017

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, pl. 9 from:...

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, pl. 9 from:...

Sale Date: June 1, 2017

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Abschied aus Afrika, 1967

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Abschied aus Afrika, 1967

Sale Date: June 1, 2017

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Good Morning City Bleeding Town, 1969

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Good Morning City Bleeding Town, 1969

Sale Date: June 13, 2017

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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: May 31, 2017

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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: May 31, 2017

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1970

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1970

Sale Date: May 31, 2017

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Good Morning City (Normalausgabe)

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Good Morning City (Normalausgabe)

Sale Date: May 31, 2017

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