Hundertwasser's comment on the work

When you mix architecture with love, you get box houses-of-cards with yellow hot-water-bottle windows. In every window a blue tear. The red tower is located at Vienna's West Train Station. Near it is where she lived. Plattensteiner, my astrologer, said I should paint a lot when I am unhappily in love, especially then. Later I would not get around to it. (from: Hundertwasser 1928-2000, Catalogue Raisonné, Vol. 2, Taschen, Cologne, 2002, p. 507)

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GELBE HÄUSER - MIT DER LIEBE WARTEN TUT WEH, WENN DIE LIEBE WOANDERS IST - EIFERSUCHT
YELLOW HOUSES - IT HURTS TO WAIT WITH LOVE IF LOVE IS SOMEWHERE ELSE
MAISONS JAUNES - JALOUSIE

Venice, 1966
Painted in Venice, Giudecca, July 15 - August 4, 1966
800 mm x 1300 mm
Mixed media: egg tempera, oil and PV on paper, primed with chalk and PV; mounted on hemp with PV
Private Collection, Vienna

  • Travelling exhibition 1967:
  • Galerie Karl Flinker, Paris, 1967
  • Hanover Gallery, London, 1967
  • Galerie Krugier / Galerie Georges Moos, Geneva, 1967
  • Kunstverein Berlin, 1967
  • *
  • Travelling exhibition 1968/69:
  • University Art Museum Berkeley, 1968
  • Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1968/69
  • The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1969
  • The Galerie St. Etienne, New York, 1969
  • *
  • Galerie Brockstedt, Hamburg, 1972
  • Haus der Kunst, Munich, 1975
  • *
  • World Travelling Museum Exhibition:
  • Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1975
  • Musée de l'Etat, Luxembourg, 1975
  • Musée Cantini, Marseille, 1975
  • A.S.U. Hall, Cairo, 1975
  • Tel Aviv Museum, Israel, 1976
  • Muzeum Narodowe, Warsaw, 1976
  • National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik, 1976
  • Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, 1976
  • Musée Dynamique, Dakar, 1976
  • Seibu Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, 1977
  • Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1977
  • South African National Gallery, Cape Town, 1977
  • Pretoria Art Museum, 1977
  • Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro, 1977
  • Museu de Arte, São Paulo, 1977
  • Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, 1977
  • Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, 1978
  • Musée des Beaux-Arts, Montreal, 1978
  • Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1978
  • Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, 1978
  • Mücsarnok, Budapest, 1978
  • Museo Español de Arte Contemporáneo, Madrid, 1979
  • Seedamm-Kulturzentrum, Pfäffikon/Lake Zurich, 1979
  • Palazzo Barberini, Rome, 1980
  • Palazzo Reale, Milan, 1980
  • Henie/Onstad Stiftelser Kunstsentret, Høvikodden,1980
  • Museum Ludwig, Cologne, 1980/81
  • Secession, Vienna, 1981
  • Kulturhaus, Graz, 1981
  • Neue Berliner Galerie, East Berlin, 1981
  • Helsingin kaupungin taidemuseo, Helsinki, 1981
  • Sala Dalles, Bucharest, 1981/82
  • Schipka Gallery, Sofia, 1982
  • Barbican Art Gallery, London, 1983
  • City Art Gallery, York, 1983
  • City Art Centre, Edinburgh, 1983
  • Dum Umení, Brno, 1986
  • Národní Galerie, Prague, 1986/87
  • Galerie Umenì, Karlovy Vary, 1987
  • Slovenska Narodna Galeria, Bratislava, 1987
  • Rupertinum, Salzburg, 1987
  • *
  • Schloßhofgalerie, Lindau, 1984
  • Stichting Veranneman, Kruishoutem, 1987
  • *
  • Travelling exhibition 1989:
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, 1989
  • Iwaki City Art Museum, 1989
  • Ohara Museum of Art, 1989
  • *
  • KunstHausWien, Vienna, April 1991 - October 2005
  • Kunsthal Rotterdam, 2004
  • *
  • Travelling Exhibition 2005/06:
  • Deutsches Architektur Museum, 2005/06
  • Schloss Gottorf, 2006
  • Kunstforum Schwäbisch Hall, 2006
  • Kunstsammlungen Zwickau, 2006
  • *
  • Szépmüvészeti Museum, Budapest, 2007/08
  • Musée d'Unterlinden, Colmar, 2008
  • Seoul Arts Center Hangaram Design Museum, Seoul, 2010/11
  • Centre de la Vieille Charité, Marseille, 2012
  • KunstHausWien, Vienna, September 2012 - January 2014
  • ARKEN Museum of Modern Art, Ishoj, Denmark, 2014
  • Quartier Libre SIG, Geneva, 2015
  • Sejong Museum of Art, Seoul, 2016/17
  • Kunstmuseum am Inselbahnhof, Lindau, 2019
  • Rosk, Dublin, 1967
  • Salon de Mai, Paris, 1968
  • Hundertwasser, Regentag - Rainy Day - Jour de pluie, Munich, 1972, pp. 6 (c), 84
  • I. Riedel, Guten Morgen, Stadt, Freiburg i. Br./Gelnhausen, 1974, no. 15 (colour slide)
  • P. Restany, Hundertwasser, New York, 1978, p. 111 (c)
  • J.F. Mathey, Hundertwasser, Munich, 1985 and 1992, p. 57 (c)
  • Contemporary Great Masters: Hundertwasser, Tokyo, 1993, pl. 34 (c), p. 112
  • I. Riedel / G. Betz, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Kreative Architektur - Gleichnis der Schöpfung, Korntal, 1994, no. 9 (colour slide)
  • W. Schmied, Hundertwasser 1928-2000, Catalogue Raisonné, Cologne, 2000, Vol. I, pp. 194, 224 (c)
  • Hundertwasser Portfolio, Cologne, 2001, inside (c, b) and reverse (c)
  • A. C. Fürst, Hundertwasser 1928-2000, Catalogue Raisonné, Cologne, 2002, Vol. II, pp. 507-509 (and c)
  • Hundertwasser - Gebt den Menschen die Häuser zurück, Munich, 2003, p. 9 (c)
  • F. Hundertwasser / P. Restany, Hundertwasser, New York, 2008, p. 43 (c)
  • P. Restany, Die Macht der Kunst, Hundertwasser - Der Maler-König mit den fünf Häuten, Cologne, 2018, p. 46 (c)
  • Galerie Karl Flinker, Paris, 1967 (c)
  • Hanover Gallery, London, 1967 (c)
  • Galerie Krugier / Galerie Georges Moos, Geneva, 1967 (c)
  • Kunstverein Berlin, 1967 (c)
  • Rosc, Dublin, 1967, p. 48, no. 44 (b)
  • Salon de Mai, Paris, 1968 (c)
  • University Art Museum, Berkeley, 1968, p. 121 (c), cat. 70
  • Haus der Kunst, Munich, 1975, p. 237 (c)
  • A Magical Eccentric, Szépmüvészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 2007, pp. 77 (c), 176
  • Leaflet, Musée d'Unterlinden, Colmar, 2008 (c)
  • Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1975, p. 359 (c)
  • Musée de l'Etat, Luxembourg, 1975, p. 261 (c)
  • Musée Cantini, Marseille, 1975, p. 261 (c)
  • A.S.U. Hall, Cairo, 1975, p. 261 (c)
  • The Tel Aviv Museum, 1976, p. 217 (c)
  • Muzeum Narodowe, Warsaw, 1976, p. 237 (c)
  • National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik, 1976, p. 187 (c)
  • Supplementary edition Reykjavik, 1976, p. 36
  • Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, 1976, p. 359 (c)
  • Supplementary edition no. 2, Copenhagen, 1976, p. 21
  • Musée Dynamique, Dakar, 1976, p. 359 (c)
  • Seibu Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, 1977, p. 217 (c)
  • Leaflet, Seibu Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, 1977 (b)
  • South African National Gallery, Cape Town / Pretoria Art Museum, 1977, p. 217 (c)
  • Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro / Museu de Arte, São Paulo / Palácio Itamaraty, Brasilia, 1977, p. 217 (c)
  • Museo de Bellas Artes de Caracas, 1977, p. 217 (c)
  • Supplementary edition Caracas, 1977, cat. Tecnica mixta 8
  • Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, 1978, p. 217 (c)
  • Musée des Beaux-Arts, Montreal, 1978, p. 359 (c)
  • Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1978, p. 217 (c)
  • Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, 1978, p. 359 (c)
  • Museo Español de Arte Contemporáneo, Madrid, 1979, cat. 137, p. 27 (b)
  • Seedamm-Kulturzentrum, Pfäffikon/Lake Zurich, 1979, p. 237 (c)
  • Palazzo Barberini, Rome, 1980, p. 217 (c)
  • Sonja Henies og Niels Onstads Stiftelser Kunstsentret, Høvikodden, 1980, p. 217 (c)
  • Museum Ludwig, Cologne, 1980, p. 263 (c)
  • Secession, Vienna, 1981, p. 263 (c)
  • Kulturhaus, Graz, 1981, p. 263 (c)
  • Neue Berliner Galerie, East Berlin, 1981, p. 29
  • Helsingin kaupungin taidemuseo, Helsinki, 1981, p. 217 (c)
  • Barbican Art Gallery, London, 1983, p. 217 (c)
  • Stichting Veranneman, Kruishoutem, 1987 (c)
  • Travelling exhibition 1989: Japan, cat. 31 (c)
  • KunstHausWien, Vienna, 1999, p. 59 (c)
  • Leaflet: Kunsthal Rotterdam, 2004 (title, detail, c)
  • Travelling exhibition DAM, 2005/06, p. 76 (c)
  • Seoul Arts Center Hangaram Design Museum, Seoul, 2010/11, pp. 102/103 (and c), 227
  • Centre de la Vieille Charité, Marseille, 2012, p. 89 (c)
  • Leaflet, Centre de la Vieille Charité, Marseille, 2012 (c)
  • Hundertwasser, ARKEN Museum of Modern Art, Ishoj, 2014, pp. 28/29 (c)
  • Hundertwasser, The Green City, Sejong Museum of Art, Seoul, 2016, pp. 62 (c), 252
  • Hundertwasser - Traumfänger einer schöneren Welt, Kunstmuseum am Inselbahnhof, Lindau, 2019, pp. 54-55 (and c)
  • H. Broch, Die Schuldlosen, Vienna, 1970, cover (c)
  • F. Johannsen (ed.), Religion im Bild, Göttingen, 1981, p. 193 (c)
  • Cultures 36, Dialogue between the peoples of the world, Unesco, Paris, 1985 (c)
  • Deshusses-Sollfrank / Philippe / Deshusses, Deutsch ist klasse, Paris, 1995, p. 140 (c)
  • Hundertwasser Bibel, Augsburg, 1995, AT, p. 532 (c)
  • Conference programme, Oberrheinische Gesellschaft für Geburtshilfe und Gynäkologie, Zurich, 2005, cover (c)
  • W. Schurian, Kunst.Erfahrung, China, 2005, p. 355 (detail, b)
  • G. Graf / H. Stammel (ed.), deutsch.ideen 6, Braunschweig, 2006 and edition 2008, p. 122 (c)
  • Pearson, Helen (ed.), Buildings in Contemporary Art, Whangaparaoa (New Zealand), 2008, p. 30 (c)
  • Yellow - Color of Warmth and Joy, Postcard book, Palo Alto, 2008 (c, mirrored)
  • A. Adler / H. Kent / M. McCrorie et.al., Zeitgeist 2, Oxford, 2011, p. 106 (c)
  • Puzzl'Art les couleurs, Paris, 2011, double-page spread (right part as puzzle with 16 parts) (c)
  • B. Oelbaum, Bausteine Grundschule 3.+4. Schuljahr, Architektur - Von berühmten Baumeistern und ihren Werken, Aachen, 2015, p. 18 (b) and (c) (as reproduction on additional poster "Berühmte Bauwerke")
  • B. Fontanel, Jaune, Paris, 2016, p. 14 (c)
  • Protokolle, Vienna, 1968, p. 40 (c)
  • San Francisco Examiner, Oct. 11, 1968 (b)
  • This World, Oct. 20, 1968 (b)
  • Oakland Tribune, Oct. 20, 1968 (b)
  • The Daily Californian Weekly Magazine, Oct. 31, 1968 (b)
  • Sunday Post Dispatch, Nov. 24, 1968
  • Santa Barbara News Press, Dec. 1, 1968 (b)
  • Los Angeles Times Calender, Jan. 5, 1969, Los Angeles (b)
  • The Art Gallery Magazine, May 1969, New York, p. 27 (b)
  • Mizue, Aug. 1969, Tokyo (c)
  • Avantgarde, no. 10, Jan. 1970, New York, p. 38 (c)
  • Kakasawa Shimbun, Feb. 1977, Yokohama (c)
  • Bildende Kunst, no. 12, 1981, Berlin, p. 613 (b)
  • Jollyclub - Das Magazin für Jollyfans, no. 7, Vienna, 2010, p. 7
  • The Tasteful Magazine, no. 37, 2011, Kiev, p. 94 (c)
  • Art & Antiques, no. 31, October 2008, New York, pp. 86/87 (c)
  • Knowledge-Based Systems, no. 81, June 2015, p. 11 (c)
  • Postcard, Wiechmann Verlag, Starnberg, 1971
  • Art Calendar 1972, Cicero GmbH, Stuttgart (September, 30,5 x 49 cm)
  • Art Calendar 1973, Cicero GmbH, Stuttgart (September, 30,5 x 49 cm)
  • Calendar Abstracta, 1973
  • Art Agenda 1979, Cicero GmbH, Stuttgart
  • Art Agendar, Hundertwasser 1980, Cicero GmbH, Stuttgart
  • Art Calendar, Hundertwasser 1981, B. Wörner, Gerlingen (March, reversed sides, 30,5 x 49,2 cm)
  • Art Calendar, Hundertwasser 1982, B. Wörner, Gerlingen (July, reversed sides)
  • Art Calendar, Hundertwasser 1983, B. Wörner, Gerlingen (September, 14 x 19,5 cm)
  • Hundertwasser Art Agenda 1987, Caesar Art International, Stuttgart
  • Hundertwasser Art Agenda 1988, Caesar Art International, Stuttgart
  • Hundertwasser art agenda 1989, caesar Art International, Stuttgart
  • Hundertwasser artclou 1989, caesar International Art, Stuttgart
  • Hundertwasser Art Jahrbuch 1990, Verlag Galerie Welz, Salzburg (November)
  • Hundertwasser Art Jahrbuch 1991, caesar Art International, Stuttgart
  • Hundertwasser artclou 1991, caesar Art International, Stuttgart
  • Hundertwasser 2004 Calendar, Taschen, Cologne (and reprints)
  • box for chocolates, Kraft Foods Schweiz AG, Zurich, 2003 (c)
  • Invitation card for Hundertwasser exhibition, Erste Bank, Vienna, 2007 (c)
  • Exhibition poster, Musée d'Unterlinden, Colmar, 2008 (c)
  • Invitation card, Musée d'Unterlinden, Colmar, 2008 (c)
  • Postcard, Musée d'Unterlinden, Colmar, 2008 (c)
  • Hundertwasser Calendar 2010, CJ Corporation Group, Seoul
  • Calendar, Hundertwasser Art 2011, Wörner, Rutesheim (small size)
  • Hundertwasser 2012 Calendar, Taschen, Cologne (and reprints)