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)

Tennos Fly With Hats, 1985

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Tennos Fly With Hats, 1985

Sale Date: September 28, 2015

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Burning Winter (Red Sky), 1976

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Burning Winter (Red Sky), 1976

Sale Date: September 28, 2015

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Blood Garden House, 1975

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Blood Garden House, 1975

Sale Date: September 28, 2015

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Homo Humus Come Va 10002 Nights, 1984

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Homo Humus Come Va 10002 Nights, 1984

Sale Date: September 28, 2015

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Good Morning City, 1971

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Good Morning City, 1971

Sale Date: September 24, 2015

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Nana Hyaku Mizu, 1966–1972

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Nana Hyaku Mizu, 1966–1972

Sale Date: September 23, 2015

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Midori No Namida

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Midori No Namida

Sale Date: September 23, 2015

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: August 31, 2015

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Straße der Überlebenden (Blatt 2), 1971

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Straße der Überlebenden (Blatt 2), 1971

Sale Date: September 12, 2015

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Flucht ins All (Blatt 4), 1971

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Flucht ins All (Blatt 4), 1971

Sale Date: September 12, 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 12, 2015

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one of five seamen, 1975

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one of five seamen, 1975

Sale Date: September 12, 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: September 17, 2015

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen (= Blatt 8..., 1971–1972

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen (= Blatt 8..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 13, 2015

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Die Mauer, 1979

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Die Mauer, 1979

Sale Date: June 13, 2015

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Galerie Karl Finker, 1967

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Galerie Karl Finker, 1967

Sale Date: August 25, 2015

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Die fünfte Augenwaage (from Look at it..., 1971–1972

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Die fünfte Augenwaage (from Look at it..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: August 17, 2015

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La lune en rodage

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La lune en rodage

Sale Date: September 14, 2015

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„Good Morning City - Bleeding Town

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„Good Morning City - Bleeding Town"

Sale Date: July 25, 2015

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„Good Morning City - Bleeding Town

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„Good Morning City - Bleeding Town"

Sale Date: July 25, 2015

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„Good Morning City - Bleeding Town

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„Good Morning City - Bleeding Town"

Sale Date: July 25, 2015

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„Good Morning City - Bleeding Town

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„Good Morning City - Bleeding Town"

Sale Date: July 25, 2015

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Les conserves du sang, de 'or et de..., 1957

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Les conserves du sang, de 'or et de..., 1957

Sale Date: July 14, 2015

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Seltener Farbholzschnitt 'Pacific Steamer', 1985

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Seltener Farbholzschnitt 'Pacific Steamer', 1985

Sale Date: July 14, 2015

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