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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Das Haus sieht einen Manschen brennen, 1962

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Das Haus sieht einen Manschen brennen, 1962

Sale Date: October 3, 2015

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

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

Sale Date: September 30, 2015

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Chemin A Travers Une Fleur Der Weg Der Durch , 1958

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Chemin A Travers Une Fleur Der Weg Der Durch , 1958

Sale Date: October 6, 2015

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Friedensvertrag mit der Natur; Peace Treaty..., 1987

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Friedensvertrag mit der Natur; Peace Treaty..., 1987

Sale Date: October 6, 2015

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ONE OF FIVE SEAMEN, 1975

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ONE OF FIVE SEAMEN, 1975

Sale Date: September 27, 2015

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DIE HÄUSER HÄNGEN UNTER DEN WIESEN (BLATT 9..., 1971

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DIE HÄUSER HÄNGEN UNTER DEN WIESEN (BLATT 9..., 1971

Sale Date: September 26, 2015

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STRASSE DER ÜBERLEBENDEN (BLATT 2 AUS: LOOK..., 1971

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STRASSE DER ÜBERLEBENDEN (BLATT 2 AUS: LOOK..., 1971

Sale Date: September 26, 2015

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IRINALAND ÜBER DEM BALKAN (BLATT 7 AUS: LOOK , 1971

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IRINALAND ÜBER DEM BALKAN (BLATT 7 AUS: LOOK , 1971

Sale Date: September 26, 2015

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EIN REGENTAG MIT WALTER KAMPMANN, 1969

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EIN REGENTAG MIT WALTER KAMPMANN, 1969

Sale Date: September 26, 2015

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OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MÜNCHEN 1972

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OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MÜNCHEN 1972

Sale Date: September 25, 2015

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Munich Olympic Poster, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Munich Olympic Poster, 1972

Sale Date: October 24, 2015

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Tears of an Artist, 1974

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Tears of an Artist, 1974

Sale Date: September 24, 2015

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Blatt 8 der Serie 'Regentag' (+ another; 2 works)

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Blatt 8 der Serie 'Regentag' (+ another; 2 works)

Sale Date: September 22, 2015

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"Mit der Liebe warten tut weh, wenn die Liebe...

Sale Date: September 18, 2015

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Pazifikdampfer, 1985

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Pazifikdampfer, 1985

Sale Date: September 18, 2015

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Meadowman (728), 1974

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Meadowman (728), 1974

Sale Date: September 21, 2015

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The Wall, 1979

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The Wall, 1979

Sale Date: September 28, 2015

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Take care, 1976

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Take care, 1976

Sale Date: September 28, 2015

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Regentag on Waves of Love, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag on Waves of Love, 1971

Sale Date: September 28, 2015

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Pacific Steamer, 1985

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Pacific Steamer, 1985

Sale Date: September 28, 2015

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River Under the Roof, 1985

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River Under the Roof, 1985

Sale Date: September 28, 2015

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Regen auf Regentag, 1971

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Regen auf Regentag, 1971

Sale Date: September 28, 2015

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Town in Town, 1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Town in Town, 1979

Sale Date: September 28, 2015

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Car to Nature – Car to Creation, 1985

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Car to Nature – Car to Creation, 1985

Sale Date: September 28, 2015

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