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)
Armchair from the gentleman's Lounge,..., 1929

Attributed to Frank Lloyd Wright

Armchair from the gentleman's Lounge,..., 1929

Sale Date: February 10, 2008

Auction Closed

Window from the Oscar Steffens house,..., 1909

Frank Lloyd Wright

Window from the Oscar Steffens house,..., 1909

Sale Date: December 18, 2007

Auction Closed

Chair, 1938

Frank Lloyd Wright

Chair, 1938

Sale Date: December 18, 2007

Auction Closed

Executive armchair (from The Harold C...., 1953–1956

Frank Lloyd Wright

Executive armchair (from The Harold C...., 1953–1956

Sale Date: December 13, 2007

Auction Closed

Chair from the Hillside Home school, Spring..., 1904

Frank Lloyd Wright

Chair from the Hillside Home school, Spring..., 1904

Sale Date: December 14, 2007

Auction Closed

Armchair from the frank L. Smith bank,..., 1905

Frank Lloyd Wright

Armchair from the frank L. Smith bank,..., 1905

Sale Date: December 14, 2007

Auction Closed

Library table, 1938

Frank Lloyd Wright

Library table, 1938

Sale Date: December 9, 2007

Auction Closed

Pair of stools, 1956

Frank Lloyd Wright

Pair of stools, 1956

Sale Date: December 9, 2007

Auction Closed

Price tower armchair, 1953

Frank Lloyd Wright

Price tower armchair, 1953

Sale Date: November 18, 2007

Auction Closed

Pair of usonian stools, 1940

Frank Lloyd Wright

Pair of usonian stools, 1940

Sale Date: November 18, 2007

Auction Closed

Five-sheet illustrated story design with Natie...

School of Frank Lloyd Wright

Five-sheet illustrated story design with Natie...

Sale Date: November 10, 2007

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Pair of ottomans

Frank Lloyd Wright

Pair of ottomans

Sale Date: October 27, 2007

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Taliesin ten-drawer sideboard

Frank Lloyd Wright

Taliesin ten-drawer sideboard

Sale Date: October 27, 2007

Auction Closed

Vertical window (after ones in the Coonley...

Frank Lloyd Wright

Vertical window (after ones in the Coonley...

Sale Date: September 30, 2007

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Nakoma, 1974

Frank Lloyd Wright

Nakoma, 1974

Sale Date: September 29, 2007

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Nakomis, 1974

Frank Lloyd Wright

Nakomis, 1974

Sale Date: September 29, 2007

Auction Closed

Four drawer side cabinet (from 2000..., 1950–1959

Frank Lloyd Wright

Four drawer side cabinet (from 2000..., 1950–1959

Sale Date: September 24, 2007

Auction Closed

Two door side cabinet (from 2000 series), 1950–1959

Frank Lloyd Wright

Two door side cabinet (from 2000 series), 1950–1959

Sale Date: September 24, 2007

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Grid tiles (set of 150), 1897–1920

Frank Lloyd Wright

Grid tiles (set of 150), 1897–1920

Sale Date: September 24, 2007

Auction Closed

Prism tear-drop tiles (set of 50), 1897–1920

Frank Lloyd Wright

Prism tear-drop tiles (set of 50), 1897–1920

Sale Date: September 24, 2007

Auction Closed

Window from the Avery Coonley Playhouse, 1914–1919

Frank Lloyd Wright

Window from the Avery Coonley Playhouse, 1914–1919

Sale Date: September 26, 2007

Auction Closed

Suite de quatre chaises

Frank Lloyd Wright

Suite de quatre chaises

Sale Date: June 27, 2007

Auction Closed

Low table and four ottomans from the Dorothy , 1955

Frank Lloyd Wright

Low table and four ottomans from the Dorothy , 1955

Sale Date: June 19, 2007

Auction Closed

Chest of drawers

Frank Lloyd Wright

Chest of drawers

Sale Date: May 19, 2007

Auction Closed

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