Frank Lloyd Wright

(American, 1867–1959)

Frank Lloyd Wright was an influential American architect and designer who sought to create visual harmony between society and nature through design. The architect created the idea of organic architecture, which prioritized the melding of man-made buildings with nature. This process posited commonly repeated materials and motifs throughout the structure. “The good building is not one that hurts the landscape, but one which makes the landscape more beautiful than it was before the building was built,” he once said. Wright not only drew inspiration from nature, but from his mentor the famed architect Louis Sullivan and the Japanese woodblock master Hiroshige. Born on June 8, 1867 in Richland Center, WI, he went on to study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1886. However, before completing his studies he left to pursue an architecture career in Chicago. In his personal life, he was known for his numerous extra-marital affairs and his dramatic divorce from Kitty Wright. He died at the age of 92 on April 9, 1959 in Phoenix, AZ. His legacy lives on in iconic homes such as Fallingwater (1936-1939) in Mill Run, PA, Robie House (1909) in Chicago, IL, and perhaps most famously the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (1959) in New York.

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Frank Lloyd Wright Artworks

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Auction Results

Frank Lloyd Wright (2,135 results)
Library table, 1952

Frank Lloyd Wright

Library table, 1952

Sale Date: December 16, 2012

Auction Closed

Executive desk from Price Tower, Bartlesville, 1956

Frank Lloyd Wright

Executive desk from Price Tower, Bartlesville, 1956

Sale Date: December 13, 2012

Auction Closed

Upholstered bench from Wingspread, Racine, 1938–1939

Frank Lloyd Wright

Upholstered bench from Wingspread, Racine, 1938–1939

Sale Date: December 13, 2012

Auction Closed

Slant-back chair, 1905

Frank Lloyd Wright

Slant-back chair, 1905

Sale Date: December 13, 2012

Auction Closed

Planter from the Arizona Biltmore Hotel, 1928

Frank Lloyd Wright and Warren McArthur

Planter from the Arizona Biltmore Hotel, 1928

Sale Date: December 13, 2012

Auction Closed

Bedroom desk, designed for the J.A. Sweeton..., 1950

Frank Lloyd Wright

Bedroom desk, designed for the J.A. Sweeton..., 1950

Sale Date: December 12, 2012

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Table basse de forme hexagonale

Frank Lloyd Wright

Table basse de forme hexagonale

Sale Date: November 17, 2012

Auction Closed

Side Chair, 1919

Frank Lloyd Wright

Side Chair, 1919

Sale Date: November 17, 2012

Auction Closed

Skylight, 1912

Frank Lloyd Wright

Skylight, 1912

Sale Date: November 17, 2012

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Panel, 1902–1903

Frank Lloyd Wright

Panel, 1902–1903

Sale Date: November 17, 2012

Auction Closed

Building plans and designs (portfolio of 100), 1963

Frank Lloyd Wright

Building plans and designs (portfolio of 100), 1963

Sale Date: November 10, 2012

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Paire de tabourets (pair), 1955

Frank Lloyd Wright

Paire de tabourets (pair), 1955

Sale Date: November 23, 2012

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Desk having Taliesin design to edges, 1950–1959

Frank Lloyd Wright

Desk having Taliesin design to edges, 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 31, 2012

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Club chair, 1950–1959

Frank Lloyd Wright

Club chair, 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 31, 2012

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A mahogany chest on stand, Taliesin..., 1950–1959

Frank Lloyd Wright

A mahogany chest on stand, Taliesin..., 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 31, 2012

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End tables, having Taliesin design to..., 1950–1959

Frank Lloyd Wright

End tables, having Taliesin design to..., 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 31, 2012

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Hexagonal ottoman, Taliesin wood base, 1950–1959

Frank Lloyd Wright

Hexagonal ottoman, Taliesin wood base, 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 31, 2012

Auction Closed

Two sectional sofa in later green..., 1950–1959

Frank Lloyd Wright

Two sectional sofa in later green..., 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 31, 2012

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Two armchairs and four side chairs, 1950–1959

Frank Lloyd Wright

Two armchairs and four side chairs, 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 31, 2012

Auction Closed

Dining table, 1950–1959

Frank Lloyd Wright

Dining table, 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 31, 2012

Auction Closed

Dinnerware Service, 1984

Frank Lloyd Wright

Dinnerware Service, 1984

Sale Date: October 28, 2012

Auction Closed

Window from the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo

Frank Lloyd Wright

Window from the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo

Sale Date: October 18, 2012

Auction Closed

Window from the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo

Frank Lloyd Wright

Window from the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo

Sale Date: October 18, 2012

Auction Closed

Table from the Arizona Biltmore Hotel, Phoenix, 1927

Frank Lloyd Wright and Warren McArthur

Table from the Arizona Biltmore Hotel, Phoenix, 1927

Sale Date: October 18, 2012

Auction Closed

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