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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Untitled, 2011

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Untitled, 2011

Sale Date: April 8, 2020

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Untitled, 2011

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Untitled, 2011

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Mnemonic Pictures, 1995

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Mnemonic Pictures, 1995

Sale Date: April 22, 2020

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Untitled IV and V (2 works from Men in the..., 1990

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Untitled IV and V (2 works from Men in the..., 1990

Sale Date: April 9, 2020

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View of Study Room, 2004

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View of Study Room, 2004

Sale Date: March 24, 2020

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Men in the Cities: Study of Dave, 1993

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Men in the Cities: Study of Dave, 1993

Sale Date: March 24, 2020

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Essentials, 2009

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Essentials, 2009

Sale Date: March 24, 2020

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Untitled I (from Men in the Cities), 1990

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Untitled I (from Men in the Cities), 1990

Sale Date: March 24, 2020

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Untitled (Johnny Painting), 1995

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Untitled (Johnny Painting), 1995

Sale Date: March 26, 2020

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CHARCOAL, 2017

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CHARCOAL, 2017

Sale Date: March 19, 2020

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Group of Three Skatedecks, 2011

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Group of Three Skatedecks, 2011

Sale Date: March 24, 2020

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CAST BRONZE BLACK FLAG (STUDY FOR THE BULLET , 1991

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CAST BRONZE BLACK FLAG (STUDY FOR THE BULLET , 1991

Sale Date: March 10, 2020

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Essentials, from the Forty Are Better Than..., 2009

Robert Longo

Essentials, from the Forty Are Better Than..., 2009

Sale Date: March 12, 2020

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Russian Bomb or Semipalatinsk - 2011, 2011

Robert Longo

Russian Bomb or Semipalatinsk - 2011, 2011

Sale Date: March 12, 2020

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From: "Mnemonic pictures, 1995

Sale Date: February 27, 2020

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Untitled, from: Columbus - In Search of a..., 1992

Robert Longo

Untitled, from: Columbus - In Search of a..., 1992

Sale Date: March 6, 2020

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Solid Vision, 1989

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Solid Vision, 1989

Sale Date: November 29, 2019

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'Untitled (Capitol Detail)', 2017

Robert Longo

'Untitled (Capitol Detail)', 2017

Sale Date: February 18, 2020

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Men in the cities

Robert Longo

Men in the cities

Sale Date: February 9, 2020

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The Entertainer (from the Artists Portfolio), 1986

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The Entertainer (from the Artists Portfolio), 1986

Sale Date: February 16, 2020

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Black Flag #2, 1981

Robert Longo

Black Flag #2, 1981

Sale Date: December 3, 2019

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UNTITLED (PILLOW FROM CONSULTING THE ROOM..., 2001

Robert Longo

UNTITLED (PILLOW FROM CONSULTING THE ROOM..., 2001

Sale Date: February 12, 2020

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Untitled (Cohu), 2007

Robert Longo

Untitled (Cohu), 2007

Sale Date: February 13, 2020

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Untitled (Tree), 2018

Robert Longo

Untitled (Tree), 2018

Sale Date: January 28, 2020

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