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)

Die Augen des Machu Picchú, 1966

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Die Augen des Machu Picchú, 1966

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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La Barca - Regentag, 1969

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La Barca - Regentag, 1969

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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Pintorarium (set of 2)

Arnulf Rainer and Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Pintorarium (set of 2)

Sale Date: November 23, 2023

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Portfolio. Midori No Namida - Tears of..., 1971–1976

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Portfolio. Midori No Namida - Tears of..., 1971–1976

Sale Date: November 29, 2023

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Testament in Gelb, 1971

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Testament in Gelb, 1971

Sale Date: December 2, 2023

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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: December 2, 2023

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Crusade of the Crossroaders..., 1971–1972

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Crusade of the Crossroaders..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 7, 2023

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Street for Survivors (Straße der..., 1971–1972

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Street for Survivors (Straße der..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 7, 2023

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

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

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Regentag, 1972

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Regentag, 1972

Sale Date: November 7, 2023

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Bärnbacher Andacht - im Sommer, 1987

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Bärnbacher Andacht - im Sommer, 1987

Sale Date: November 7, 2023

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GOOD MORNING CITY (KOSHSHANSKY 41), 1969–1971

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GOOD MORNING CITY (KOSHSHANSKY 41), 1969–1971

Sale Date: November 1, 2023

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, 1971–1972

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 8, 2023

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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

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1970–1971

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1970–1971

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Drei hohe Häuser, 1953

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Drei hohe Häuser, 1953

Sale Date: November 8, 2023

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Das Haus sieht einen Menschen brennen, 1962

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Das Haus sieht einen Menschen brennen, 1962

Sale Date: November 8, 2023

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Green Power, 1972

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Green Power, 1972

Sale Date: November 8, 2023

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Die Araberin, 1955

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Die Araberin, 1955

Sale Date: November 8, 2023

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Escape of The Indoor Sky, 1980

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Escape of The Indoor Sky, 1980

Sale Date: October 25, 2023

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Gib acht wenn Du über die Prärie gehst -The..., 1976

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Gib acht wenn Du über die Prärie gehst -The..., 1976

Sale Date: October 21, 2023

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Good Morning City, 1969–1970

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Good Morning City, 1969–1970

Sale Date: October 30, 2023

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One of Five Seamen, 1975

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One of Five Seamen, 1975

Sale Date: October 30, 2023

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La vallée bleu-verte dangereuse aux avions..., 1956

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La vallée bleu-verte dangereuse aux avions..., 1956

Sale Date: October 19, 2023

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