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

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Regentag (portfolio w/10 works)

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag (portfolio w/10 works)

Sale Date: September 12, 2014

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IN GAMBA, 1987

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IN GAMBA, 1987

Sale Date: September 13, 2014

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Homage to Schröder-Sonnenstern (Poster..., 1972

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Homage to Schröder-Sonnenstern (Poster..., 1972

Sale Date: September 7, 2014

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Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1972

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Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1972

Sale Date: May 13, 2014

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Good Morning City-Bleeding Town, 1970

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Good Morning City-Bleeding Town, 1970

Sale Date: May 13, 2014

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1970

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1970

Sale Date: July 26, 2014

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1971

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1971

Sale Date: July 26, 2014

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va, 1984

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va, 1984

Sale Date: July 16, 2014

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Regentag, Blatt 8 der Serie Regentag

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Regentag, Blatt 8 der Serie Regentag

Sale Date: July 3, 2014

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Die Flucht des Dalei Lama, 1959

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Die Flucht des Dalei Lama, 1959

Sale Date: July 3, 2014

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Regentag - 4. August 1966, Blatt 3 der Serie...

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Regentag - 4. August 1966, Blatt 3 der Serie...

Sale Date: July 3, 2014

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Das Haus sieht einen Menschen brennen, 1962

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Das Haus sieht einen Menschen brennen, 1962

Sale Date: July 3, 2014

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Good morning city, 1970

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Good morning city, 1970

Sale Date: June 28, 2014

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10001 Nights Homo Humus Come Va How do you do, 1984

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10001 Nights Homo Humus Come Va How do you do, 1984

Sale Date: June 25, 2014

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Look at it on a rainy day (set of 10), 1971–1972

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Look at it on a rainy day (set of 10), 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 25, 2014

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: June 25, 2014

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The houses are hanging underneath the..., 1971–1972

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The houses are hanging underneath the..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 24, 2014

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Zierteller Spiralental, 1983

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Zierteller Spiralental, 1983

Sale Date: June 24, 2014

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Le Rond-point des croisés, pl. 10 (from , 1971–1972

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Le Rond-point des croisés, pl. 10 (from , 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 20, 2014

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Look at it on a rainy day (set of 8), 1971–1972

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Look at it on a rainy day (set of 8), 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 20, 2014

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Das Recht auf Schöpfung, 1986

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Das Recht auf Schöpfung, 1986

Sale Date: June 28, 2014

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Die zweite Haut, 1986

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Die zweite Haut, 1986

Sale Date: June 28, 2014

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Spirale mit Neufferköpfen - Grasbewachsene..., 1962

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Spirale mit Neufferköpfen - Grasbewachsene..., 1962

Sale Date: June 28, 2014

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: June 9, 2014

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