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
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Friedensreich Hundertwasser Artworks

Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)

Crusade of the Crossroaders, 1971

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Crusade of the Crossroaders, 1971

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Coral Flowers, 1987

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Coral Flowers, 1987

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Columbus Rainy Day in India, 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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Columbus Rainy Day in India, 1971

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Little Palace of Illness, 1970

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Little Palace of Illness, 1970

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Irinaland over the Balkans, 1971

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Irinaland over the Balkans, 1971

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Irinaland Over the Balkans, 1971

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Irinaland Over the Balkans, 1971

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Regentag, 1971–1972

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Regentag, 1971–1972

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Good Morning City, 1997–1970

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Good Morning City, 1997–1970

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Good Morning City, 1969–1970

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Good Morning City, 1969–1970

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River Under the Roof, 1985

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River Under the Roof, 1985

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Exodus Into Space, 1971

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Exodus Into Space, 1971

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Window Right, 1987

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Window Right, 1987

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Fences of Paradise, 1994

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Fences of Paradise, 1994

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Rocket Earth Sky, 1988

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Rocket Earth Sky, 1988

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Spiralsun and moonhouse, 1971

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Spiralsun and moonhouse, 1971

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The Last Tears, 1979

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The Last Tears, 1979

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The Houses are Hanging, 1971

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The Houses are Hanging, 1971

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The houses are hanging underneath, 1971

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The houses are hanging underneath, 1971

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Eyebalance Number Five, 1971

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Eyebalance Number Five, 1971

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The Secret Flowers of the King, 1997

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The Secret Flowers of the King, 1997

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White Fog Song, 1992

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White Fog Song, 1992

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The False Eyelash, 1967

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The False Eyelash, 1967

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Spectacles in the Small Face, 1966

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Spectacles in the Small Face, 1966

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