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)

REGENTAG AUF LIEBE WELLEN (AUS: LOOK AT , 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

REGENTAG AUF LIEBE WELLEN (AUS: LOOK AT , 1971–1972

Sale Date: September 24, 2016

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REGENTAG AUF LIEBE WELLEN (AUS: LOOK AT , 1971–1972

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REGENTAG AUF LIEBE WELLEN (AUS: LOOK AT , 1971–1972

Sale Date: September 24, 2016

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REGEN AUF REGENTAG (AUS: LOOK AT IT ON..., 1971–1972

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REGEN AUF REGENTAG (AUS: LOOK AT IT ON..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: September 24, 2016

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EIN REGENTAG MIT WALTER KAMPMANN, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

EIN REGENTAG MIT WALTER KAMPMANN, 1969

Sale Date: September 24, 2016

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: February 16, 2017

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Olympische Spiele Munchen 1972, 1972

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Olympische Spiele Munchen 1972, 1972

Sale Date: February 1, 2017

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Good Morning City, 1969–1970

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Good Morning City, 1969–1970

Sale Date: January 14, 2017

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City Citizen, 1994

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

City Citizen, 1994

Sale Date: January 18, 2017

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Pazifischer Regentropfen auf Tahiti, 1989

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Pazifischer Regentropfen auf Tahiti, 1989

Sale Date: January 18, 2017

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Crusade of the Crossroaders, 1970–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Crusade of the Crossroaders, 1970–1971

Sale Date: December 14, 2016

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Columbus Rainy Day in India, 1970–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Columbus Rainy Day in India, 1970–1971

Sale Date: December 14, 2016

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Good Morning City / Bleeding Town, 1970–1971

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Good Morning City / Bleeding Town, 1970–1971

Sale Date: December 8, 2016

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Aus: »10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do , 1984

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Aus: »10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do , 1984

Sale Date: December 9, 2016

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Girl-finding in the grass. Erinnerung an..., 1964

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Girl-finding in the grass. Erinnerung an..., 1964

Sale Date: December 9, 2016

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Relations of a Spider, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Relations of a Spider, 1971

Sale Date: December 9, 2016

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Blood garden house, 1974

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Blood garden house, 1974

Sale Date: December 9, 2016

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The rain falls from us, 1972

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The rain falls from us, 1972

Sale Date: December 7, 2016

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TAPESTRY,

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

TAPESTRY, "Franz Josef Spital", 1972–1973

Sale Date: December 2, 2016

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RAINBOWHOUSE, 1976–1977

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

RAINBOWHOUSE, 1976–1977

Sale Date: December 6, 2016

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„Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern“, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

„Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern“, 1972

Sale Date: December 3, 2016

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„Mädchenschatz im Gras“, 1964

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„Mädchenschatz im Gras“, 1964

Sale Date: December 3, 2016

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Bowl, 1983

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sale Date: December 3, 2016

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Untitled

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sale Date: December 6, 2016

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Look at it on a Rainy Day, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Look at it on a Rainy Day, 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 8, 2016

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