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Friedensreich Hundertwasser    (Austrian, 1928-2000)

 Friedensreich Hundertwasser - Les Emanations - The Emanations (Mixed Media) h: 112 x w: 140 cm / h: 44.1 x w: 55.1 in
Friedensreich Hundertwasser
Les Emanations - The Emanations 1999
 
 Friedensreich Hundertwasser - Naissance d'une automobile - Birth of a car (Mixed Media) h: 86 x w: 86 cm / h: 33.9 x w: 33.9 in
Friedensreich Hundertwasser
Naissance d'une automobile - Birth of a car 1987
 
 Friedensreich Hundertwasser - Rebellion of Grids (Mixed Media) h: 95 x w: 130 cm / h: 37.4 x w: 51.2 in
Friedensreich Hundertwasser
Rebellion of Grids 1998
 
 Friedensreich Hundertwasser - The Feet of Kaoru - Die Füsse der Kaoru (Paintings) h: 25.2 x w: 19.8 in / h: 64 x w: 50.3 cm
Friedensreich Hundertwasser
The Feet of Kaoru - Die Füsse der Kaoru 1961
 
 Friedensreich Hundertwasser - Tout Oreille - All Ear (Mixed Media) h: 81 x w: 71 cm / h: 31.9 x w: 28 in
Friedensreich Hundertwasser
Tout Oreille - All Ear 1997
 
 Friedensreich Hundertwasser - Vue de ville / City View (Mixed Media) h: 100 x w: 139.5 cm / h: 39.4 x w: 54.9 in
Friedensreich Hundertwasser
Vue de ville / City View 1999
 

Biography
1928 Born in Vienna, Austria
An Austrian master, Friedensreich Hundertwasser is famous for his paintings, graphics, sculptures and revolutionary architectural designs. The common themes in his work are a rejection of the straight line, bright colors, organic forms, a reconciliation of humans with nature, and a strong individualism.
He briefly attended the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts in 1948 before producing his own work in the late 1940s, and was inspired by the works of Egon Schiele from an early stage. Hundertwasser’s style is often compared to that of Gustav Klimt. He was fascinated with spirals, calling straight lines the devil’s tools and was particularly interested in the experience of the viewer over that of the artist.

Exhibitions
2005 Austrian Contemporary Art and Postwar Painting. Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Monterrey - MARCO, Monterrey, Mexico; From the Collection Mauer, Vienna. Museum of Contemporary Art Belgrade, Serbia.
2004 Hundertwasser: L'Oeuvre Ultime. Galerie Patrice Trigano, Paris, France; Hundertwasser - Fantastic architecture. Kunsthal Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Germany
2001 AUSGEWÃHLTE GRAFIK. Galerie Koch, Hannover, Germany; Friedensreich Hundertwasser - Bilder und Graphik. Galerie Welz, Salzburg, Austria.
2000 Friedensreich Hundertwasser "Erinnerungen an 30 Jahre". Galerie Kley, Hamburg; Hundertwasser - Architecture. The Nagoya City Art Museum, Nagoya
1998 Flags of Tolerance, Contemporary Art Center Vilnius (CAC), Vilnius, Lithuania
SELECTED MUSEUM AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
Museum Abteiberg, Monchengladbach, Germany.
Sammlung Essl - Kunsthaus, Klosterneuburg, Austria.
KunstHausWien, Vienna, Austria.
Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain.
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