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

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)

It hurts to wait with love if love is..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

It hurts to wait with love if love is..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 1, 2016

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homo humus come va 10001 nights

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homo humus come va 10001 nights

Sale Date: June 25, 2016

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Regentag in Siam (Rainy Day in Siam), 1976–1977

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Regentag in Siam (Rainy Day in Siam), 1976–1977

Sale Date: June 30, 2016

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Wooden Portfolio Box for ‘Regentag’, 1971–1972

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Wooden Portfolio Box for ‘Regentag’, 1971–1972

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It Hurts to Wait With Love, 1971

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It Hurts to Wait With Love, 1971

Sale Date: June 30, 2016

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Columbus Rainy Day in India, 1971

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Columbus Rainy Day in India, 1971

Sale Date: June 30, 2016

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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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Regen auf Regentag, 1971

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Regen auf Regentag, 1971

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Columbus Rainy Day in India, 1971

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Columbus Rainy Day in India, 1971

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Irinaland over the Balkans, 1971

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Irinaland over the Balkans, 1971

Sale Date: June 30, 2016

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Exodus Into Space, 1971

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Exodus Into Space, 1971

Sale Date: June 30, 2016

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The Houses Are Hanging, 1971

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The Houses Are Hanging, 1971

Sale Date: June 30, 2016

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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 22, 2016

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L'ACCORD SOUS LA LOUPE DER AKKORD UNTER DER..., 1958

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L'ACCORD SOUS LA LOUPE DER AKKORD UNTER DER..., 1958

Sale Date: June 29, 2016

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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: June 15, 2016

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: June 14, 2016

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Fall in cloud - Fall in fog -Fall out, 1973–1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Fall in cloud - Fall in fog -Fall out, 1973–1979

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, 1971

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, 1971

Sale Date: June 14, 2016

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Irinaland über dem Balkan, 1971

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Irinaland über dem Balkan, 1971

Sale Date: June 14, 2016

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Regen auf Regentag, 1971–1972

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Regen auf Regentag, 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 14, 2016

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Mit der Liebe warten tut weh, wenn die Liebe , 1971

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Mit der Liebe warten tut weh, wenn die Liebe , 1971

Sale Date: June 14, 2016

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, 1971

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, 1971

Sale Date: June 14, 2016

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Straße der Überlebenden, 1971–1972

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Straße der Überlebenden, 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 14, 2016

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Abschied aus Afrika, 1967

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Abschied aus Afrika, 1967

Sale Date: June 14, 2016

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