Richard Lindner

(American/German, 1901–1978)

Richard Lindner was an American-German artist known for his bizarrely erotic portraits which meld human figures with machine-like elements. With their bold outlines and stretches of gradient color, Lindner’s figures are reminiscent of those by Fernand Léger. The artist’s 1954 painting Boy with Machine was famously used by the French authors Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari’s as the cover of their book Anti-Oedipus (1972). “An artist must remain a child, with an interest in unimportant things,” he once said. Born on November 11, 1901 in Hamburg, Germany, his family moved to the city of Nuremberg in 1905, where his mother ran a boutique corset shop. A talented musician as a youth, Lindner’s interest in visual art led him to attend the Kunstakademie in Munich, where he studied from 1925 until 1927. In 1929, he became the art director at Knorr & Hirth, a large publishing house, where he worked until 1933. Being of Jewish descent, Lindner fled to Paris to avoid arrest by the Nazi regime during the mid-1930s. In 1941, he moved to New York and worked as an illustrator for numerous publications, including Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and Fortune. By 1952, Lindner had stopped his commercial assignments in order to devote his time completely to painting. The artist died on April 16, 1978 in New York, NY. Today, his works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid, among others.

Richard Lindner Artworks

Richard Lindner (1,626 results)

The Gambler ou Portrait of Paul Rand, 1952

Richard Lindner

The Gambler ou Portrait of Paul Rand, 1952

Sale Date: April 24, 2013

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The heart, 1969

Richard Lindner

The heart, 1969

Sale Date: April 25, 2013

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Girl with Hoop

Richard Lindner

Girl with Hoop

Sale Date: April 7, 2013

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Man with Dog

Richard Lindner

Sale Date: April 7, 2013

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Two figures and New York City banner

Richard Lindner

Two figures and New York City banner

Sale Date: April 7, 2013

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Busenengel, 1970

Richard Lindner

Busenengel, 1970

Sale Date: May 4, 2013

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Circle and Pillow (from the After Noon..., 1969

Richard Lindner

Circle and Pillow (from the After Noon..., 1969

Sale Date: April 4, 2013

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Man and Woman

Richard Lindner

Man and Woman

Sale Date: March 28, 2013

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Chief

Richard Lindner

Sale Date: March 28, 2013

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Fifth Avenue, 1971

Richard Lindner

Fifth Avenue, 1971

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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Blauer Busenengel, 1970

Richard Lindner

Blauer Busenengel, 1970

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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On (New York City), 1968

Richard Lindner

On (New York City), 1968

Sale Date: March 8, 2013

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Banner No. 4, 1971

Richard Lindner

Banner No. 4, 1971

Sale Date: March 19, 2013

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Room for Rent, 1969

Richard Lindner

Room for Rent, 1969

Sale Date: February 13, 2013

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Earth Mother, 1967

Richard Lindner

Earth Mother, 1967

Sale Date: December 6, 2012

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Changing sexuality (set of 3), 1965

Richard Lindner

Changing sexuality (set of 3), 1965

Sale Date: November 24, 2012

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Reiterin in einem Sessel (+ Doorman; 2 works)

Richard Lindner

Reiterin in einem Sessel (+ Doorman; 2 works)

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

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Fun City (14 works), 1971

Richard Lindner

Fun City (14 works), 1971

Sale Date: November 17, 2012

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Untitled, 1968

Richard Lindner

Untitled, 1968

Sale Date: November 12, 2012

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Untitled I, 1971

Richard Lindner

Untitled I, 1971

Sale Date: November 3, 2012

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The Huntress, 1964

Richard Lindner

The Huntress, 1964

Sale Date: November 14, 2012

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St. Marks Place (from Fun City, N.Y.), 1971

Richard Lindner

St. Marks Place (from Fun City, N.Y.), 1971

Sale Date: November 3, 2012

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Femme au chapeau

Richard Lindner

Femme au chapeau

Sale Date: October 22, 2012

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Der Rosenkavalier, 1977

Richard Lindner

Der Rosenkavalier, 1977

Sale Date: October 27, 2012

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