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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Contemporary Art, Contemporary Realism, Photography

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Ville vue d’au-delà du soleil, 1955
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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)
Blumenhaus, 1983

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Blumenhaus, 1983

Sale Date: November 25, 2015

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White fog song of a Mandarin, 1992

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White fog song of a Mandarin, 1992

Sale Date: November 25, 2015

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Bärnbacher Andacht - Im Sommer, 1987

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Bärnbacher Andacht - Im Sommer, 1987

Sale Date: November 25, 2015

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End of water on the roof, 1985

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End of water on the roof, 1985

Sale Date: November 25, 2015

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Pacific steamer, 1985

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Pacific steamer, 1985

Sale Date: November 25, 2015

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1002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do, 1984

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1002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do, 1984

Sale Date: November 25, 2015

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Window out of the pond - window into the pond, 1978

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Window out of the pond - window into the pond, 1978

Sale Date: November 25, 2015

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Hide under the meadow it begins to rain, 1976

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Hide under the meadow it begins to rain, 1976

Sale Date: November 25, 2015

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A rainy day on the Regentag, 1971–1972

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A rainy day on the Regentag, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 25, 2015

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Yellow last will, 1971

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Yellow last will, 1971

Sale Date: November 25, 2015

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Die Hüte tragen die japanischen Kaiser, 1987

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Die Hüte tragen die japanischen Kaiser, 1987

Sale Date: December 11, 2015

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The Rain falls far from us, 1972

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The Rain falls far from us, 1972

Sale Date: December 11, 2015

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Two clouds rainig seven colours, 1972

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Two clouds rainig seven colours, 1972

Sale Date: December 11, 2015

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Rain of blood is falling into the garden, 1972

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Rain of blood is falling into the garden, 1972

Sale Date: December 11, 2015

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Regentag auf liebe Wellen, 1971

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Regentag auf liebe Wellen, 1971

Sale Date: December 11, 2015

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Regentag on waves of love, pl. 8, from..., 1971–1972

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Regentag on waves of love, pl. 8, from..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 14, 2015

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Homage a Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Homage a Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: December 14, 2015

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Recht auf Träume, 1987

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Recht auf Träume, 1987

Sale Date: December 9, 2015

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La Barca - Regentag, 1968–1969

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La Barca - Regentag, 1968–1969

Sale Date: December 4, 2015

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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: December 5, 2015

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

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

Sale Date: December 5, 2015

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Regentag In Siam (Jour De Pluie En Siam), 1976–1977

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Regentag In Siam (Jour De Pluie En Siam), 1976–1977

Sale Date: December 8, 2015

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Folge von 10 Bll.: Regentag (Look at it , 1970–1971

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Folge von 10 Bll.: Regentag (Look at it , 1970–1971

Sale Date: December 4, 2015

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Folge von 10 Bll.: Regentag (Look at it on a , 1971

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Folge von 10 Bll.: Regentag (Look at it on a , 1971

Sale Date: December 3, 2015

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