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)

COLUMBUS RAINY DAY IN INDIA, 1971–1972

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COLUMBUS RAINY DAY IN INDIA, 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 23, 2016

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In Gamba, 1987

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In Gamba, 1987

Sale Date: April 30, 2016

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The four Geijin, 1992

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The four Geijin, 1992

Sale Date: April 30, 2016

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Des Mandarins Lied im weißen Nebel, 1992

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Des Mandarins Lied im weißen Nebel, 1992

Sale Date: April 30, 2016

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River Under the Roof, 1985

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River Under the Roof, 1985

Sale Date: April 29, 2016

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Car to Nature – Car to Creation, 1985

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Car to Nature – Car to Creation, 1985

Sale Date: April 29, 2016

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Yellow Last Will, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Yellow Last Will, 1971

Sale Date: April 29, 2016

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, pl. 1 (from Look at..., 1971

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, pl. 1 (from Look at..., 1971

Sale Date: April 15, 2016

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, pl. 9..., 1971

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, pl. 9..., 1971

Sale Date: April 15, 2016

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, pl. 1 (from Look at..., 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die fünfte Augenwaage, pl. 1 (from Look at..., 1971

Sale Date: April 14, 2016

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, pl. 9..., 1971

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, pl. 9..., 1971

Sale Date: April 14, 2016

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10002 Nights Homo Humus come va, 1983–1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

10002 Nights Homo Humus come va, 1983–1984

Sale Date: April 23, 2016

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Olympische Spiele München 1972 (Posterversion), 1972

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Olympische Spiele München 1972 (Posterversion), 1972

Sale Date: April 23, 2016

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Straße der Überlebenden, 1971–1972

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Straße der Überlebenden, 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 23, 2016

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Good Morning City, 1969

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Good Morning City, 1969

Sale Date: April 23, 2016

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Crusade of the crossroaders..., 1971–1972

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Crusade of the crossroaders..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 19, 2016

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Midori No Namida (set of 5), 1975

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Midori No Namida (set of 5), 1975

Sale Date: April 26, 2016

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Nana Hyaku Mizu (set of 7), 1973

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Nana Hyaku Mizu (set of 7), 1973

Sale Date: April 26, 2016

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Sonnenstern, 1972, 1972

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Sonnenstern, 1972, 1972

Sale Date: April 1, 2016

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Nachtzug (Variation 2), 1978

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Nachtzug (Variation 2), 1978

Sale Date: April 30, 2016

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Des Mandarins Lied vom weissen Nebel, 1992

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Des Mandarins Lied vom weissen Nebel, 1992

Sale Date: April 30, 2016

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One of five seamen, 1975

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One of five seamen, 1975

Sale Date: April 30, 2016

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967

Sale Date: April 30, 2016

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Wiesenmann, 1974

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Wiesenmann, 1974

Sale Date: April 30, 2016

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