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)

Das falsche Augenlid, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Das falsche Augenlid, 1967

Sale Date: December 12, 2013

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Homo Humus come va 1001 nights, 1984

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Homo Humus come va 1001 nights, 1984

Sale Date: November 28, 2013

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Regentag (portfolio of 10), 1971

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Regentag (portfolio of 10), 1971

Sale Date: December 7, 2013

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La Barca - Regentag, 1969

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La Barca - Regentag, 1969

Sale Date: December 7, 2013

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Abschied aus Afrika, 1967

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Abschied aus Afrika, 1967

Sale Date: December 7, 2013

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2-13 schwimmende Fenster, 1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

2-13 schwimmende Fenster, 1979

Sale Date: December 7, 2013

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Window out of the pond - window into the pond, 1978

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Window out of the pond - window into the pond, 1978

Sale Date: December 7, 2013

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Friedensvertrag mit der Natur, 1986

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Friedensvertrag mit der Natur, 1986

Sale Date: December 7, 2013

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Das Fensterrecht, pl.1 (from Joy of Man), 1986

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Das Fensterrecht, pl.1 (from Joy of Man), 1986

Sale Date: December 7, 2013

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Recht auf Träume, pl.6 (from Joy of Man), 1987

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Recht auf Träume, pl.6 (from Joy of Man), 1987

Sale Date: December 7, 2013

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Friedensvertrag mit der Natur, pl.2 (from..., 1987

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Friedensvertrag mit der Natur, pl.2 (from..., 1987

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Yellow last will, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Yellow last will, 1971

Sale Date: November 29, 2013

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Irinaland over the Balkans, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Irinaland over the Balkans, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 29, 2013

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Window out of the pond - window into the..., 1978

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Window out of the pond - window into the..., 1978

Sale Date: November 29, 2013

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The false eyelash, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The false eyelash, 1969

Sale Date: November 28, 2013

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Regentag on waves of love, pl. 8 (from..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag on waves of love, pl. 8 (from..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 28, 2013

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The four Geijin, 1992

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The four Geijin, 1992

Sale Date: November 28, 2013

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Automobil in Richtung Natur und Schöpfung, 1985–1987

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Automobil in Richtung Natur und Schöpfung, 1985–1987

Sale Date: November 30, 2013

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1971

Sale Date: November 30, 2013

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King Kong, 1968

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

King Kong, 1968

Sale Date: November 30, 2013

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Das falsche Augenlid, 1967

Sale Date: November 30, 2013

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Der Knabe mit den grünen Haaren, 1967

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Der Knabe mit den grünen Haaren, 1967

Sale Date: November 30, 2013

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, pl.6 (from , 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, pl.6 (from , 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 30, 2013

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Hommage à Schröder - Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder - Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: December 6, 2013

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