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
Sold price: 618,794 USD

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: February 18, 2023

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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: August 16, 2023

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, 1970

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, 1970

Sale Date: July 29, 2023

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CITTA NELLA CITTA - 1979, 1979

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CITTA NELLA CITTA - 1979, 1979

Sale Date: July 20, 2023

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Olympische Spiele Munchen, 1972

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Olympische Spiele Munchen, 1972

Sale Date: July 28, 2023

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IL MARINAIO - ONE OF FIVE SEAMEN, 1976

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IL MARINAIO - ONE OF FIVE SEAMEN, 1976

Sale Date: July 19, 2023

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: July 13, 2023

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Arabian Woman, 1955

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Arabian Woman, 1955

Sale Date: July 27, 2023

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Untitled From "Look At It On A Rainy..., 1970–1972

Sale Date: July 11, 2023

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Water's End on the Roof, 1985

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Water's End on the Roof, 1985

Sale Date: July 12, 2023

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"Ein Regentag mit Walter Kampmann", 1969

Sale Date: July 2, 2023

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GOOD MORNING CITY – BLEEDING TOWN, 1969, 1969

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GOOD MORNING CITY – BLEEDING TOWN, 1969, 1969

Sale Date: June 29, 2023

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you..., 1984

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you..., 1984

Sale Date: June 27, 2023

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Regentag Portfolio (Look at it on a rainy day), 1970

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Regentag Portfolio (Look at it on a rainy day), 1970

Sale Date: June 29, 2023

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La Barca - Regentag (Slow travel under the..., 1969

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La Barca - Regentag (Slow travel under the..., 1969

Sale Date: June 29, 2023

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Abschied aus Afrika (Good-bye from Africa), 1967

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Abschied aus Afrika (Good-bye from Africa), 1967

Sale Date: June 29, 2023

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10 002 Nights Homo Humus come va how do you do, 1984

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10 002 Nights Homo Humus come va how do you do, 1984

Sale Date: June 23, 2023

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VIII Doodle, 1999

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VIII Doodle, 1999

Sale Date: June 21, 2023

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Untitled, from: "La Lune en Rodage", 1953

Sale Date: June 20, 2023

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“Regentag auf Liebe Wellen” from the..., 1971–1972

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“Regentag auf Liebe Wellen” from the..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 20, 2023

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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: June 21, 2023

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Testament in Gleb, 1971

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Testament in Gleb, 1971

Sale Date: June 21, 2023

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"Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen", 1972

Sale Date: June 13, 2023

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"Silent Steamers", 1994

Sale Date: June 13, 2023

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