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)
Screen in Imperial peacock pattern (partial)

Frank Lloyd Wright

Screen in Imperial peacock pattern (partial)

Sale Date: April 8, 2011

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Taliesin ottoman, 1950–1959

Frank Lloyd Wright

Taliesin ottoman, 1950–1959

Sale Date: April 8, 2011

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A coffee table, 1950–1959

Frank Lloyd Wright

A coffee table, 1950–1959

Sale Date: April 18, 2011

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Bench from the Unitarian Church, Madison, 1951

Frank Lloyd Wright

Bench from the Unitarian Church, Madison, 1951

Sale Date: March 31, 2011

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Stühle (model Barrel) (set of 6), 1937

Frank Lloyd Wright

Stühle (model Barrel) (set of 6), 1937

Sale Date: March 14, 2011

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Bench, 1947

Frank Lloyd Wright

Bench, 1947

Sale Date: March 6, 2011

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Table

Frank Lloyd Wright

Table

Sale Date: March 6, 2011

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Dining table

Frank Lloyd Wright

Dining table

Sale Date: March 6, 2011

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House for Thomas C. Lea, near Ashville..., 1949

Frank Lloyd Wright

House for Thomas C. Lea, near Ashville..., 1949

Sale Date: March 12, 2011

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Plate, 1913–1914

Frank Lloyd Wright

Plate, 1913–1914

Sale Date: December 5, 2010

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Stacking cabinets

Frank Lloyd Wright

Stacking cabinets

Sale Date: December 5, 2010

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Coffee table

Frank Lloyd Wright

Coffee table

Sale Date: December 5, 2010

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Interior view and ground plan for the Avery..., 1907

Frank Lloyd Wright

Interior view and ground plan for the Avery..., 1907

Sale Date: December 5, 2010

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Interior view of the Avery Coonley..., 1907

Frank Lloyd Wright

Interior view of the Avery Coonley..., 1907

Sale Date: December 5, 2010

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Ground plans for the Edwin H. Cheney..., 1903

Frank Lloyd Wright

Ground plans for the Edwin H. Cheney..., 1903

Sale Date: December 5, 2010

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Sofa

Frank Lloyd Wright

Sofa

Sale Date: December 5, 2010

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Table (from the Thomas E. Keys residence), 1950

Frank Lloyd Wright

Table (from the Thomas E. Keys residence), 1950

Sale Date: December 5, 2010

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Table (from the Thomas E. keys residence), 1950

Frank Lloyd Wright

Table (from the Thomas E. keys residence), 1950

Sale Date: December 5, 2010

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Pair of low tables from the Bernard Schwartz , 1940

Frank Lloyd Wright

Pair of low tables from the Bernard Schwartz , 1940

Sale Date: March 10, 2011

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Chair (from the S.C. Johnson wax building,..., 1938

Frank Lloyd Wright

Chair (from the S.C. Johnson wax building,..., 1938

Sale Date: March 10, 2011

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Window from the Francis little house,..., 1902

Frank Lloyd Wright

Window from the Francis little house,..., 1902

Sale Date: March 10, 2011

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Bench seat (from the Unitarian Church,..., 1951

Frank Lloyd Wright

Bench seat (from the Unitarian Church,..., 1951

Sale Date: March 10, 2011

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Dining table (from Tirrana, the John Rayward , 1955

Frank Lloyd Wright

Dining table (from Tirrana, the John Rayward , 1955

Sale Date: March 10, 2011

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Window (from the Darwin D. Martin house,..., 1905

Frank Lloyd Wright

Window (from the Darwin D. Martin house,..., 1905

Sale Date: March 10, 2011

Auction Closed

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