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)
Kenneth Laurent House, Rockford, 1949–1952

Frank Lloyd Wright

Kenneth Laurent House, Rockford, 1949–1952

Sale Date: December 15, 2011

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Frieze, 1902–1904

Frank Lloyd Wright

Frieze, 1902–1904

Sale Date: December 15, 2011

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Planters (pair), 1928

Frank Lloyd Wright and Warren McArthur

Planters (pair), 1928

Sale Date: December 15, 2011

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Window, 1909

Frank Lloyd Wright

Window, 1909

Sale Date: December 15, 2011

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Window, 1900

Frank Lloyd Wright

Window, 1900

Sale Date: December 15, 2011

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Window, 1906

Frank Lloyd Wright

Window, 1906

Sale Date: December 15, 2011

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Side chair, 1936–1939

Frank Lloyd Wright

Side chair, 1936–1939

Sale Date: December 11, 2011

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Lounge chair, 1940–1941

Frank Lloyd Wright

Lounge chair, 1940–1941

Sale Date: December 11, 2011

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Chaise d'enfant, 1912

Frank Lloyd Wright

Chaise d'enfant, 1912

Sale Date: November 22, 2011

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Imperial Hotel cabaret service (set of 6), 1962–1968

Frank Lloyd Wright

Imperial Hotel cabaret service (set of 6), 1962–1968

Sale Date: November 5, 2011

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Dining table (model 2000), 1950–1959

Frank Lloyd Wright

Dining table (model 2000), 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 2, 2011

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A Maquette, 1927

Frank Lloyd Wright

A Maquette, 1927

Sale Date: October 3, 2011

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A Maquette, 1927

Frank Lloyd Wright

A Maquette, 1927

Sale Date: October 3, 2011

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Urn

Frank Lloyd Wright

Urn

Sale Date: October 3, 2011

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Arizona Biltmore block (+ 3 others; 4 works)

Frank Lloyd Wright

Arizona Biltmore block (+ 3 others; 4 works)

Sale Date: September 1, 2011

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Taliesin armchair (+ 3 others; 4 works), 1950–1959

Frank Lloyd Wright

Taliesin armchair (+ 3 others; 4 works), 1950–1959

Sale Date: September 1, 2011

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Chairs (pair)

Frank Lloyd Wright

Chairs (pair)

Sale Date: July 18, 2011

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Ottoman

Frank Lloyd Wright

Ottoman

Sale Date: May 22, 2011

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Ottoman

Frank Lloyd Wright

Ottoman

Sale Date: May 22, 2011

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Wasmuth, pl.XXXVII, exterior eleveation and..., 1906

Frank Lloyd Wright

Wasmuth, pl.XXXVII, exterior eleveation and..., 1906

Sale Date: May 22, 2011

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Headboard

Frank Lloyd Wright

Headboard

Sale Date: May 22, 2011

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Breakfront

Frank Lloyd Wright

Breakfront

Sale Date: May 22, 2011

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Mirror

Frank Lloyd Wright

Mirror

Sale Date: May 22, 2011

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Chest of drawers

Frank Lloyd Wright

Chest of drawers

Sale Date: May 22, 2011

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