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)

Ein Regentag mit Walter Kampmann, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Ein Regentag mit Walter Kampmann, 1969

Sale Date: April 30, 2016

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Nostalgic Roof, 1982

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Nostalgic Roof, 1982

Sale Date: April 19, 2016

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One of Five Seamen, 1975

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One of Five Seamen, 1975

Sale Date: April 19, 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

Sale Date: April 19, 2016

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OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MÜNCHEN 1972, 1972

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OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MÜNCHEN 1972, 1972

Sale Date: March 19, 2016

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DIE HÄUSER HÄNGEN UNTER DEN WIESEN..., 1971–1972

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DIE HÄUSER HÄNGEN UNTER DEN WIESEN..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 19, 2016

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PACIFIC STEAMER 1985, 1985

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PACIFIC STEAMER 1985, 1985

Sale Date: March 19, 2016

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Slow travel under the sun, 1969

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Slow travel under the sun, 1969

Sale Date: March 10, 2016

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1971–1972

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 18, 2016

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967

Sale Date: March 18, 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: March 9, 2016

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Regentag (portfolio of 10), 1971–1972

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Regentag (portfolio of 10), 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 4, 2016

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do, 1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do, 1984

Sale Date: December 3, 2015

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Die Mauer

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sale Date: December 3, 2015

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A Rainy Day, 1969

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A Rainy Day, 1969

Sale Date: February 29, 2016

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Sad not so sad is rainshine (from Rainday on , 1968

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sad not so sad is rainshine (from Rainday on , 1968

Sale Date: February 20, 2016

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The expulsion, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The expulsion, 1967

Sale Date: February 13, 2016

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Sans titre, 1990

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sans titre, 1990

Sale Date: February 11, 2016

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LA SPIRALE VOILÉE, 1959

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

LA SPIRALE VOILÉE, 1959

Sale Date: February 11, 2016

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Citta nella citta, 1979

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Citta nella citta, 1979

Sale Date: January 23, 2016

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Hommage a Schreder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage a Schreder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: January 16, 2016

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Die Araberin, 1955

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Die Araberin, 1955

Sale Date: January 30, 2016

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Yellow Last Will, 1971

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Yellow Last Will, 1971

Sale Date: January 27, 2016

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Spiralental, 1983

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Spiralental, 1983

Sale Date: November 25, 2015

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