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)
Occasional table for the Unitarian Church in , 1947

Frank Lloyd Wright

Occasional table for the Unitarian Church in , 1947

Sale Date: March 20, 2004

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Dining suite, 1950

Frank Lloyd Wright

Dining suite, 1950

Sale Date: March 25, 2009

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Chair from the Coonley Playhouse, Riverside, 1912

Frank Lloyd Wright

Chair from the Coonley Playhouse, Riverside, 1912

Sale Date: March 24, 2009

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Tile ornament from the Imperial Hotel, 1916–1922

Frank Lloyd Wright

Tile ornament from the Imperial Hotel, 1916–1922

Sale Date: March 24, 2009

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Klappbänke aus dem Unitarian Meeting..., 1946–1951

Frank Lloyd Wright

Klappbänke aus dem Unitarian Meeting..., 1946–1951

Sale Date: January 20, 2009

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Concrete block from the Imperial Hotel, 1915

Frank Lloyd Wright

Concrete block from the Imperial Hotel, 1915

Sale Date: December 7, 2008

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Chair from the Johnson Wax building, Racine, , 1938

Frank Lloyd Wright

Chair from the Johnson Wax building, Racine, , 1938

Sale Date: December 9, 2008

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An oak reclining armchair, 1902

Frank Lloyd Wright

An oak reclining armchair, 1902

Sale Date: December 11, 2008

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An important and rare laylight from the..., 1905

Frank Lloyd Wright

An important and rare laylight from the..., 1905

Sale Date: December 18, 2008

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Crescent opera civic auditorium, Baghdad

Frank Lloyd Wright

Crescent opera civic auditorium, Baghdad

Sale Date: November 9, 2008

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Imperial arrow, 1960

Frank Lloyd Wright

Imperial arrow, 1960

Sale Date: November 13, 2008

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A collection of drawings for the Donald and..., 1950

Frank Lloyd Wright

A collection of drawings for the Donald and..., 1950

Sale Date: September 22, 2008

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Kneehole desk, 1950

Frank Lloyd Wright

Kneehole desk, 1950

Sale Date: September 22, 2008

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Three end tables (for Heritage Henredon 2000 , 1956

Frank Lloyd Wright

Three end tables (for Heritage Henredon 2000 , 1956

Sale Date: September 19, 2005

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A sideboard (for Heritage Henredon 2000..., 1956

Frank Lloyd Wright

A sideboard (for Heritage Henredon 2000..., 1956

Sale Date: September 19, 2005

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A heaboard (for Heritage Henredon 2000..., 1950–1959

Frank Lloyd Wright

A heaboard (for Heritage Henredon 2000..., 1950–1959

Sale Date: September 19, 2005

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A daybed (for Heritage Henredon 2000..., 1950–1959

Frank Lloyd Wright

A daybed (for Heritage Henredon 2000..., 1950–1959

Sale Date: September 19, 2005

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A wall mirror (for Heritage Henredon 2000..., 1956

Frank Lloyd Wright

A wall mirror (for Heritage Henredon 2000..., 1956

Sale Date: September 19, 2005

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A hexagonal coffee table and six stools (for , 1956

Frank Lloyd Wright

A hexagonal coffee table and six stools (for , 1956

Sale Date: September 19, 2005

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Low table (for Heritage Henredon 2000..., 1950–1959

Frank Lloyd Wright

Low table (for Heritage Henredon 2000..., 1950–1959

Sale Date: September 19, 2005

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A circular extending dining table and..., 1950–1959

Frank Lloyd Wright

A circular extending dining table and..., 1950–1959

Sale Date: September 19, 2005

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Poster

Frank Lloyd Wright

Poster

Sale Date: June 21, 2008

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Set of 159 tiles, 1897–1920

Frank Lloyd Wright

Set of 159 tiles, 1897–1920

Sale Date: June 29, 2008

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Set of 75 tiles, 1897–1920

Frank Lloyd Wright

Set of 75 tiles, 1897–1920

Sale Date: June 29, 2008

Auction Closed

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