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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Mit der Liebe warten tut weh, 1971

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Mit der Liebe warten tut weh, 1971

Sale Date: April 24, 2015

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Fences of Paradise, 1994

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Fences of Paradise, 1994

Sale Date: April 24, 2015

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Song of the Whales, 1979

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Song of the Whales, 1979

Sale Date: April 24, 2015

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Midori No Namida: three plates, 1975

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Midori No Namida: three plates, 1975

Sale Date: April 24, 2015

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Fluß unter Dach (River under the Roof), 1985

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Fluß unter Dach (River under the Roof), 1985

Sale Date: April 24, 2015

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The Expulsion, 1967

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The Expulsion, 1967

Sale Date: April 24, 2015

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Fall in cloud-fall in fog-fall out, 1973

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Fall in cloud-fall in fog-fall out, 1973

Sale Date: March 24, 2015

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963 I Fiori Segreti Del Rei, 1997

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963 I Fiori Segreti Del Rei, 1997

Sale Date: March 24, 2015

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962 Lacrime Blue, HWG 112, 1997

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962 Lacrime Blue, HWG 112, 1997

Sale Date: March 24, 2015

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La Giudecca Colorata; Portfolio mit 5..., 1997

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La Giudecca Colorata; Portfolio mit 5..., 1997

Sale Date: March 24, 2015

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, 1971–1972

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 16, 2015

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10 002 nights Homo Humus come va, 1984

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10 002 nights Homo Humus come va, 1984

Sale Date: March 27, 2015

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Street for Survivors, 1971

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Street for Survivors, 1971

Sale Date: March 27, 2015

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va, 1984

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va, 1984

Sale Date: January 28, 2015

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Good Morning City, 1969–1970

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Good Morning City, 1969–1970

Sale Date: January 28, 2015

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Good morning city bleeding town, 1969

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Good morning city bleeding town, 1969

Sale Date: January 28, 2015

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Olympic Games Munich, 1972

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Olympic Games Munich, 1972

Sale Date: January 25, 2015

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Die fünfte augenwaage, pl. 1 (from look at..., 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die fünfte augenwaage, pl. 1 (from look at..., 1971

Sale Date: January 13, 2015

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STRASSE DER ÜBERLEBENDEN, 1971

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STRASSE DER ÜBERLEBENDEN, 1971

Sale Date: December 11, 2014

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MIT DER LIEBE WARTEN TUT WEH, 1971

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MIT DER LIEBE WARTEN TUT WEH, 1971

Sale Date: December 11, 2014

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DER KNABE MIT DEN GRÜNEN HAAREN, 1967

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DER KNABE MIT DEN GRÜNEN HAAREN, 1967

Sale Date: December 11, 2014

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Hommage à Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: December 5, 2014

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Good Morning City (Bleeding Town), 1970

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Good Morning City (Bleeding Town), 1970

Sale Date: December 5, 2014

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Rain of Blood is falling into the garden, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Rain of Blood is falling into the garden, 1972

Sale Date: December 6, 2014

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