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)

Good Morning City, 1969

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Good Morning City, 1969

Sale Date: May 10, 2014

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Olympische Munchen 1972

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Olympische Munchen 1972

Sale Date: May 14, 2014

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Good Morning City / Bleeding Town

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Good Morning City / Bleeding Town

Sale Date: April 26, 2014

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Straße der Überlebenden, 1971-72

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Straße der Überlebenden, 1971-72

Sale Date: April 28, 2014

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Die fünte Augenwaafe, 1971–1972

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Die fünte Augenwaafe, 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 28, 2014

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Hommage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: April 29, 2014

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Good-bye from Africa, 1967

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Good-bye from Africa, 1967

Sale Date: April 29, 2014

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Hommage-Schröder Sonnenstern

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Hommage-Schröder Sonnenstern

Sale Date: May 7, 2014

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Sheet no. 1 (from the Look at it on a..., 1971–1972

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Sheet no. 1 (from the Look at it on a..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 4, 2014

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Komposisjon

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Sale Date: April 10, 2014

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Irinaland über dem Balkan (from Regentag), 1971–1972

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Irinaland über dem Balkan (from Regentag), 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 12, 2014

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The Expulsion, 1967

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The Expulsion, 1967

Sale Date: April 18, 2014

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl. 8 (from Look..., 1971

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl. 8 (from Look..., 1971

Sale Date: April 14, 2014

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In Gamba, 1987–1990

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In Gamba, 1987–1990

Sale Date: April 14, 2014

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Flucht ins All (from Look at it on a rainy..., 1971

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Flucht ins All (from Look at it on a rainy..., 1971

Sale Date: April 14, 2014

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Des Mandarins Lied vom weissen Nebel, 1992

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Des Mandarins Lied vom weissen Nebel, 1992

Sale Date: April 14, 2014

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: April 14, 2014

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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: March 31, 2014

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Hommage á Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage á Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: March 31, 2014

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Des Mandarins Lied vom weissen Nebel, 1992

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Des Mandarins Lied vom weissen Nebel, 1992

Sale Date: May 3, 2014

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Die Bäume sind die Blumen des Guten, 1982

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Die Bäume sind die Blumen des Guten, 1982

Sale Date: May 3, 2014

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen..., 1971–1972

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 3, 2014

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Regentag - Look at it on a rainy day..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag - Look at it on a rainy day..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 3, 2014

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1970

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1970

Sale Date: March 29, 2014

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