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

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)

Olympische Spiele München, 1972

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Olympische Spiele München, 1972

Sale Date: November 24, 2015

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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: November 24, 2015

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Seereise II - Reise zur See und mit der Bahn, 1967

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Seereise II - Reise zur See und mit der Bahn, 1967

Sale Date: November 24, 2015

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, 1971–1972

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 24, 2015

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Brillen im kleinen Gesicht (aus der Mappe..., 1971

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Brillen im kleinen Gesicht (aus der Mappe..., 1971

Sale Date: November 21, 2015

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Blumenhaus, 1983

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Blumenhaus, 1983

Sale Date: November 21, 2015

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It Hurts to Wait With Love, 1971

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It Hurts to Wait With Love, 1971

Sale Date: December 1, 2015

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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

Sale Date: December 1, 2015

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King Kong, 1968

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King Kong, 1968

Sale Date: December 1, 2015

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Yellow Last Will, 1971

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Yellow Last Will, 1971

Sale Date: December 1, 2015

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The Expulsion, 1967

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The Expulsion, 1967

Sale Date: December 1, 2015

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Yellow Last Will, 1971

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Yellow Last Will, 1971

Sale Date: December 1, 2015

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Street for Survivors, 1971

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Street for Survivors, 1971

Sale Date: December 1, 2015

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Sunset, 1966

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Sale Date: December 1, 2015

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Journey II and Travel by Rail, 1967

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Journey II and Travel by Rail, 1967

Sale Date: December 1, 2015

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Silent Steamers, 1993

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Silent Steamers, 1993

Sale Date: December 1, 2015

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Relations of a Spider, 1971

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Relations of a Spider, 1971

Sale Date: December 1, 2015

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Regentag on Waves of Love, 1971

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Regentag on Waves of Love, 1971

Sale Date: December 1, 2015

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Regentag on Waves of Love, 1971

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Regentag on Waves of Love, 1971

Sale Date: December 1, 2015

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Night Train, 1978

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Night Train, 1978

Sale Date: December 1, 2015

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Kingdom of the Toro, 1968

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Kingdom of the Toro, 1968

Sale Date: December 1, 2015

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City Citizen, 1994

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City Citizen, 1994

Sale Date: December 1, 2015

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Manitou Wins, 1981

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Manitou Wins, 1981

Sale Date: December 1, 2015

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Slow Travel Under the Sun, 1969

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Slow Travel Under the Sun, 1969

Sale Date: December 1, 2015

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