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)
Abstract Taliesin, 1946

Frank Lloyd Wright

Abstract Taliesin, 1946

Sale Date: June 12, 2012

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Banquette, 1938–1939

Frank Lloyd Wright

Banquette, 1938–1939

Sale Date: June 12, 2012

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Interior Window, 1906

Frank Lloyd Wright

Interior Window, 1906

Sale Date: June 13, 2012

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Dining set (set of 7), 1903

Frank Lloyd Wright

Dining set (set of 7), 1903

Sale Date: June 8, 2012

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Chair from the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo,..., 1922

Frank Lloyd Wright

Chair from the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo,..., 1922

Sale Date: May 20, 2012

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Reclining armchair, 1902–1903

Frank Lloyd Wright

Reclining armchair, 1902–1903

Sale Date: June 14, 2012

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Reclining armchair, 1902–1903

Frank Lloyd Wright

Reclining armchair, 1902–1903

Sale Date: June 14, 2012

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Dining table from the Arizona Biltmore..., 1927

Frank Lloyd Wright and Warren McArthur

Dining table from the Arizona Biltmore..., 1927

Sale Date: April 26, 2012

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Tall-back side chairs (4 works), 1950–1959

Frank Lloyd Wright

Tall-back side chairs (4 works), 1950–1959

Sale Date: April 20, 2012

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Table basse, 1955

Frank Lloyd Wright

Table basse, 1955

Sale Date: April 13, 2012

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Three drawer side cabinet, 1955

Frank Lloyd Wright

Three drawer side cabinet, 1955

Sale Date: April 16, 2012

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Low tables (pair), 1938

Frank Lloyd Wright

Low tables (pair), 1938

Sale Date: March 7, 2012

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Table

Frank Lloyd Wright

Table

Sale Date: March 4, 2012

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Table

Frank Lloyd Wright

Table

Sale Date: March 4, 2012

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Ottoman (w/upholstery by Shumacher)

Frank Lloyd Wright

Ottoman (w/upholstery by Shumacher)

Sale Date: March 4, 2012

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Cabinet

Frank Lloyd Wright

Cabinet

Sale Date: March 4, 2012

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Dual table

Frank Lloyd Wright

Dual table

Sale Date: March 4, 2012

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Desk

Frank Lloyd Wright

Desk

Sale Date: March 4, 2012

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Chest of drawes

Frank Lloyd Wright

Chest of drawes

Sale Date: March 4, 2012

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Stool (w/upholstery by Schumacher)

Frank Lloyd Wright

Stool (w/upholstery by Schumacher)

Sale Date: March 4, 2012

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Table

Frank Lloyd Wright

Table

Sale Date: March 4, 2012

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Armchairs (w/upholstery by Schumacher) (pair)

Frank Lloyd Wright

Armchairs (w/upholstery by Schumacher) (pair)

Sale Date: March 4, 2012

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Dining chairs (w/upholstery by Schumacher) (set...

Frank Lloyd Wright

Dining chairs (w/upholstery by Schumacher) (set...

Sale Date: March 4, 2012

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End table

Frank Lloyd Wright

End table

Sale Date: March 4, 2012

Auction Closed

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