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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Frank Lloyd Wright (2,135 results)
Table lamps from the Arizona Biltmore Hotel, , 1927

Frank Lloyd Wright and Warren McArthur

Table lamps from the Arizona Biltmore Hotel, , 1927

Sale Date: October 18, 2012

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Occasional tables (pair), 1955

Frank Lloyd Wright

Occasional tables (pair), 1955

Sale Date: September 27, 2012

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Lounge chair from the Dorothy Turkel..., 1955

Frank Lloyd Wright

Lounge chair from the Dorothy Turkel..., 1955

Sale Date: September 27, 2012

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Armchairs (pair), 1955

Frank Lloyd Wright

Armchairs (pair), 1955

Sale Date: September 27, 2012

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Night stand and mirror (2 works), 1950–1959

Frank Lloyd Wright

Night stand and mirror (2 works), 1950–1959

Sale Date: September 15, 2012

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Sofas (pair)

Frank Lloyd Wright

Sofas (pair)

Sale Date: August 12, 2012

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Selected Drawings Portfolio (2 works),..., 1982

Frank Lloyd Wright

Selected Drawings Portfolio (2 works),..., 1982

Sale Date: July 15, 2012

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Window panel

Frank Lloyd Wright

Window panel

Sale Date: July 14, 2012

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Headboard

Frank Lloyd Wright

Headboard

Sale Date: May 20, 2012

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Headboards (pair)

Frank Lloyd Wright

Headboards (pair)

Sale Date: May 20, 2012

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Sectional sofa

Frank Lloyd Wright

Sectional sofa

Sale Date: May 20, 2012

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Desk

Frank Lloyd Wright

Desk

Sale Date: May 20, 2012

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Side table

Frank Lloyd Wright

Side table

Sale Date: May 20, 2012

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Mirror

Frank Lloyd Wright

Mirror

Sale Date: May 20, 2012

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Chest of drawers

Frank Lloyd Wright

Chest of drawers

Sale Date: May 20, 2012

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Side table

Frank Lloyd Wright

Side table

Sale Date: May 20, 2012

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Cabinet

Frank Lloyd Wright

Cabinet

Sale Date: May 20, 2012

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Cabinet

Frank Lloyd Wright

Cabinet

Sale Date: May 20, 2012

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Desk, 1951

Frank Lloyd Wright

Desk, 1951

Sale Date: May 20, 2012

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River Forest Golf Club (+ 3 others; 4 works from

Frank Lloyd Wright

River Forest Golf Club (+ 3 others; 4 works from

Sale Date: June 17, 2012

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Buildings Plans and Designs (portfolio of 100), 1963

Frank Lloyd Wright

Buildings Plans and Designs (portfolio of 100), 1963

Sale Date: June 17, 2012

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Window from the Darwin D. Martin house,..., 1904

Frank Lloyd Wright

Window from the Darwin D. Martin house,..., 1904

Sale Date: June 13, 2012

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Tables from the J.A. Sweeton House (pair), 1950

Frank Lloyd Wright

Tables from the J.A. Sweeton House (pair), 1950

Sale Date: June 7, 2012

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Desk with wastebasket from Price Tower,..., 1956

Frank Lloyd Wright

Desk with wastebasket from Price Tower,..., 1956

Sale Date: June 7, 2012

Auction Closed

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