Robert Longo

(American, born 1953)

Robert Longo is an American artist best known for his photorealistic drawings of jumping figures, sharks, tigers, and guns. Drawn with great detail in charcoal, graphite, and ink, his monochrome series Men in the City renders businessmen and women in a state of suspended animation, and brought the artist critical acclaim in the early 1980s. Born on January 7, 1953 in Brooklyn, NY, Longo studied sculpture with Cindy Sherman at the State University College in Buffalo, NY, where he received his BFA in 1975. “I always think that drawing is a sculptural process,” Longo has explained. “I always feel like I'm carving the image out rather than painting the image. I'm carving it out with erasers and tools like that.” He has gone on to have his work shown at the 1983 and 2004 Whitney Biennials in New York and the 47th Venice Biennale. Longo currently lives and works in New York, NY. The artist’s works are held in the collections of the Albertina in Vienna, the Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, among others.

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Art Fairs

With a Weakened Yen, the Second Tokyo Gendai Attracted a Larger International Crowd

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Pop Culture

As Seen on 'American Psycho': Robert Longo’s Contorted Forms

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As Seen on 'American Psycho': Robert Longo’s Contorted Forms
Galleries

'It's Just Time for Us to Go': Metro Pictures Co-Founder Janelle Reiring on Closing the Legendary Gallery Amid a Rapidly Changing Art World

by Eileen Kinsella
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Robert Longo Artworks

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Robert Longo (2,883 results)
Untitled (Rippling Water), 2016

Robert Longo

Untitled (Rippling Water), 2016

Sale Date: April 16, 2024

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Gretchen and Eric, from Men in the Cities, 1985

Robert Longo

Gretchen and Eric, from Men in the Cities, 1985

Sale Date: April 16, 2024

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Untitled Pl. 12 from Men in the Cities, 2005

Robert Longo

Untitled Pl. 12 from Men in the Cities, 2005

Sale Date: April 5, 2024

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Untitled Pl. 6 from Men in the Cities, 2005

Robert Longo

Untitled Pl. 6 from Men in the Cities, 2005

Sale Date: April 5, 2024

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Untitled II (from Men in the Cities), 1990

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Untitled II (from Men in the Cities), 1990

Sale Date: March 20, 2024

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Arena Brains, 1986

Robert Longo

Arena Brains, 1986

Sale Date: March 26, 2024

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The pillow (Sigmund Freud serie ), 2013

Robert Longo

The pillow (Sigmund Freud serie ), 2013

Sale Date: March 6, 2024

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Untitled (Nagasaki), 2022

Robert Longo

Untitled (Nagasaki), 2022

Sale Date: March 14, 2024

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Untitled (Tiger Head 2), 2014

Robert Longo

Untitled (Tiger Head 2), 2014

Sale Date: March 14, 2024

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Untitled (Et in Arcadia Ego), 2010

Robert Longo

Untitled (Et in Arcadia Ego), 2010

Sale Date: March 14, 2024

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Study for Chandelier (Opera House) #2, 2011

Robert Longo

Study for Chandelier (Opera House) #2, 2011

Sale Date: March 8, 2024

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Untitled (Amazon Landscape), 2023

Robert Longo

Untitled (Amazon Landscape), 2023

Sale Date: March 9, 2024

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Untitled, Study for Men in the Cities, 1982

Robert Longo

Untitled, Study for Men in the Cities, 1982

Sale Date: March 1, 2024

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Study of Jupiter (No. 2219), 2005

Robert Longo

Study of Jupiter (No. 2219), 2005

Sale Date: March 1, 2024

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Strong in Love, 1991

Robert Longo

Strong in Love, 1991

Sale Date: February 14, 2024

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Strong in Love (Yellow), 1991

Robert Longo

Strong in Love (Yellow), 1991

Sale Date: February 14, 2024

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America on Wheels, 1991

Robert Longo

America on Wheels, 1991

Sale Date: February 14, 2024

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Black Flag #2, 1990

Robert Longo

Black Flag #2, 1990

Sale Date: February 14, 2024

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Arena Brains, 1986

Robert Longo

Arena Brains, 1986

Sale Date: February 14, 2024

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Eric (from Men in the Cities series), 1989

Robert Longo

Eric (from Men in the Cities series), 1989

Sale Date: February 14, 2024

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Untitled IV; Untitled V (two works from the..., 1990

Robert Longo

Untitled IV; Untitled V (two works from the..., 1990

Sale Date: February 14, 2024

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Frank & Glenn, 1991

Robert Longo

Frank & Glenn, 1991

Sale Date: February 14, 2024

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Talking Heads, 1986

Robert Longo

Talking Heads, 1986

Sale Date: February 7, 2024

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Men in the Cities (Meryl and Jonathan), 1988

Robert Longo

Men in the Cities (Meryl and Jonathan), 1988

Sale Date: January 17, 2024

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