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)
Table and two stools from the..., 1956

Frank Lloyd Wright

Table and two stools from the..., 1956

Sale Date: June 17, 2004

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Two dinner plates from the sixteenth-floor..., 1956

Frank Lloyd Wright

Two dinner plates from the sixteenth-floor..., 1956

Sale Date: June 17, 2004

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Wastepaper basket from the Price tower,..., 1956

Frank Lloyd Wright

Wastepaper basket from the Price tower,..., 1956

Sale Date: June 17, 2004

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Wastepaper basket from the Price tower,..., 1956

Frank Lloyd Wright

Wastepaper basket from the Price tower,..., 1956

Sale Date: June 17, 2004

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Untitled, 1956

Frank Lloyd Wright

Untitled, 1956

Sale Date: June 17, 2004

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Panel from the exterior fascia of the Price..., 1956

Frank Lloyd Wright

Panel from the exterior fascia of the Price..., 1956

Sale Date: June 17, 2004

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Frank Lloyd Wright's San Francisco office, 1951

Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright's San Francisco office, 1951

Sale Date: June 17, 2004

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An important library table from the..., 1887–1941

Frank Lloyd Wright

An important library table from the..., 1887–1941

Sale Date: June 17, 2004

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Chair, 1903

Frank Lloyd Wright

Chair, 1903

Sale Date: June 17, 2004

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Weed vase, 1900

Frank Lloyd Wright

Weed vase, 1900

Sale Date: June 17, 2004

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Window from the Darwin D. Martin house, , 1903–1905

Frank Lloyd Wright

Window from the Darwin D. Martin house, , 1903–1905

Sale Date: June 17, 2004

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Seven windows from the Avery Coonley house,..., 1907

Frank Lloyd Wright

Seven windows from the Avery Coonley house,..., 1907

Sale Date: June 17, 2004

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Low chairs (pair), 1955

Frank Lloyd Wright

Low chairs (pair), 1955

Sale Date: June 28, 2006

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Screen panels for Biltmore Hotel (pair), 1973

Frank Lloyd Wright

Screen panels for Biltmore Hotel (pair), 1973

Sale Date: June 28, 2006

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Architectural ornament, 1894

Frank Lloyd Wright

Architectural ornament, 1894

Sale Date: June 17, 2006

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Side chair, 1936

Frank Lloyd Wright

Side chair, 1936

Sale Date: June 18, 2006

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Sans titre, 1900

Frank Lloyd Wright

Sans titre, 1900

Sale Date: October 6, 2004

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Clerestory panel, 1953

Frank Lloyd Wright

Clerestory panel, 1953

Sale Date: June 6, 2004

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Cabinetry draft, 1949

Frank Lloyd Wright

Cabinetry draft, 1949

Sale Date: June 6, 2004

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Mat and heating, 1949

Frank Lloyd Wright

Mat and heating, 1949

Sale Date: June 6, 2004

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Pettit House, Belvedere, IL (from Wasmuth), 1910

Frank Lloyd Wright

Pettit House, Belvedere, IL (from Wasmuth), 1910

Sale Date: June 6, 2004

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Martin House, Buffalo, NY (from Wasmuth), 1910

Frank Lloyd Wright

Martin House, Buffalo, NY (from Wasmuth), 1910

Sale Date: June 6, 2004

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B. Harley Bradley House, Kankakee, IL (from..., 1910

Frank Lloyd Wright

B. Harley Bradley House, Kankakee, IL (from..., 1910

Sale Date: June 6, 2004

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Abstract Taliesin

Frank Lloyd Wright

Abstract Taliesin

Sale Date: June 5, 2003

Auction Closed

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