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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Men in the Cities: Untitled IV; and Untitled V, 1990

Robert Longo

Men in the Cities: Untitled IV; and Untitled V, 1990

Sale Date: October 24, 2022

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Gretchen, 1984

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Gretchen, 1984

Sale Date: October 26, 2022

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Study for Rock Concert #2, 2008

Robert Longo

Study for Rock Concert #2, 2008

Sale Date: October 13, 2022

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Black Flag, 1999

Robert Longo

Black Flag, 1999

Sale Date: October 18, 2022

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End of the Season, 1989

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End of the Season, 1989

Sale Date: October 12, 2022

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Saturn, 2006

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Saturn, 2006

Sale Date: October 10, 2022

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Eric, 1979–2009

Robert Longo

Eric, 1979–2009

Sale Date: October 10, 2022

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Double Shark, 2010

Robert Longo

Double Shark, 2010

Sale Date: October 13, 2022

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Untitled (Study for Vert), 2001

Robert Longo

Untitled (Study for Vert), 2001

Sale Date: October 3, 2022

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Untitled (Vanessa, Bill's Girlfriend in a..., 2010

Robert Longo

Untitled (Vanessa, Bill's Girlfriend in a..., 2010

Sale Date: September 29, 2022

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Study for Bats in Night Sky, 2021

Robert Longo

Study for Bats in Night Sky, 2021

Sale Date: September 29, 2022

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Untitled (Moon in Shadow), 2006

Robert Longo

Untitled (Moon in Shadow), 2006

Sale Date: September 29, 2022

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Black Flag #5, 1989

Robert Longo

Black Flag #5, 1989

Sale Date: September 28, 2022

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Study for Race Car Crash, 2012

Robert Longo

Study for Race Car Crash, 2012

Sale Date: September 28, 2022

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The Box, 2005

Robert Longo

The Box, 2005

Sale Date: September 21, 2022

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Adam, 2012

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Adam, 2012

Sale Date: September 22, 2022

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Cadillac, 2012

Robert Longo

Cadillac, 2012

Sale Date: September 22, 2022

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Untitled (from the Columbus: In Search of a..., 1992

Robert Longo

Untitled (from the Columbus: In Search of a..., 1992

Sale Date: September 8, 2022

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Rick (from Men in the Cities series), 1994

Robert Longo

Rick (from Men in the Cities series), 1994

Sale Date: September 8, 2022

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Government, 1983

Robert Longo

Government, 1983

Sale Date: September 15, 2022

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Mavericks, 2002

Robert Longo

Mavericks, 2002

Sale Date: September 15, 2022

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Study of Dave, from Men in the Cities, 1993

Robert Longo

Study of Dave, from Men in the Cities, 1993

Sale Date: September 14, 2022

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Gun Study, 1993

Robert Longo

Gun Study, 1993

Sale Date: July 19, 2022

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Dancing couple, 1995

Robert Longo

Dancing couple, 1995

Sale Date: July 13, 2022

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