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.

Frank Lloyd Wright News

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Frank Lloyd Wright Artworks

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Auction Results

Frank Lloyd Wright (2,135 results)
Set of 75 tiles, 1897–1920

Frank Lloyd Wright

Set of 75 tiles, 1897–1920

Sale Date: June 29, 2008

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Fabric panel, 1955

Frank Lloyd Wright

Fabric panel, 1955

Sale Date: June 29, 2008

Auction Closed

Rare paire de banquettes basses..., 1946–1951

Frank Lloyd Wright

Rare paire de banquettes basses..., 1946–1951

Sale Date: June 18, 2008

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Desk-cabinet from the A.W. Gridley House,..., 1906

Frank Lloyd Wright

Desk-cabinet from the A.W. Gridley House,..., 1906

Sale Date: June 14, 2008

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Table and four stools from the J.A. and..., 1950

Frank Lloyd Wright

Table and four stools from the J.A. and..., 1950

Sale Date: June 14, 2008

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A rare weed vase (for Heritage-Henredon..., 1955

Frank Lloyd Wright

A rare weed vase (for Heritage-Henredon..., 1955

Sale Date: June 14, 2008

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Textile Master block from the Charles Ennis..., 1923

Frank Lloyd Wright

Textile Master block from the Charles Ennis..., 1923

Sale Date: June 14, 2008

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A presentation drawing for the Arch Oboler..., 1954

Frank Lloyd Wright

A presentation drawing for the Arch Oboler..., 1954

Sale Date: June 13, 2008

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Standing desk from the Frank L. Smith Bank,..., 1905

Frank Lloyd Wright

Standing desk from the Frank L. Smith Bank,..., 1905

Sale Date: May 18, 2008

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Usonian library table (+ Chair; 2 works), 1953

Frank Lloyd Wright

Usonian library table (+ Chair; 2 works), 1953

Sale Date: April 30, 2008

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Taliesin patterned extension dining table

Frank Lloyd Wright

Taliesin patterned extension dining table

Sale Date: April 12, 2008

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Set of six dining chairs

Frank Lloyd Wright

Set of six dining chairs

Sale Date: April 12, 2008

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Four-part sectional couch, 1950–1959

Frank Lloyd Wright

Four-part sectional couch, 1950–1959

Sale Date: April 7, 2008

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Tiles (set of 84), 1897

Frank Lloyd Wright

Tiles (set of 84), 1897

Sale Date: April 7, 2008

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Tiles (set of 57), 1897–1920

Frank Lloyd Wright

Tiles (set of 57), 1897–1920

Sale Date: April 7, 2008

Auction Closed

Tiles (set of 159), 1897–1920

Frank Lloyd Wright

Tiles (set of 159), 1897–1920

Sale Date: April 7, 2008

Auction Closed

Tiles (set of 75), 1897–1920

Frank Lloyd Wright

Tiles (set of 75), 1897–1920

Sale Date: April 7, 2008

Auction Closed

Suite de six chaises modèle Barrel (set of 6), 1937

Frank Lloyd Wright

Suite de six chaises modèle Barrel (set of 6), 1937

Sale Date: March 30, 2008

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Dinette table from the Biltmore Hotel,..., 1927

Frank Lloyd Wright

Dinette table from the Biltmore Hotel,..., 1927

Sale Date: March 30, 2008

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Occasional table from the Biltmore Hotel in..., 1927

Frank Lloyd Wright

Occasional table from the Biltmore Hotel in..., 1927

Sale Date: March 30, 2008

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Window panel, 1900

Frank Lloyd Wright

Window panel, 1900

Sale Date: March 30, 2008

Auction Closed

Nightstands (pair), 1955

Frank Lloyd Wright

Nightstands (pair), 1955

Sale Date: March 30, 2008

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Cabinet, 1955

Frank Lloyd Wright

Cabinet, 1955

Sale Date: March 30, 2008

Auction Closed

Tall spindled back hall chair

Frank Lloyd Wright

Tall spindled back hall chair

Sale Date: March 8, 2008

Auction Closed

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