Works by Frank Lloyd Wright at Sotheby's
Frank Lloyd Wright Biography
During his 70-year career, Frank Lloyd Wright was one of the most well-known and influential American architects of the 20th Century. He believed earnestly in the German concept of the gesamtkunstwerk, the work of art in which every piece is conceived as part of a larger whole and is an essential part of that whole. He saw everything, from architectural gestures as sweeping as the overhanging eaves of a low-pitched, embracing roof to objects as tiny as a slender bud vase on an oak table, as a demonstration of the reach and ambition of his aesthetic vision.
Wright often designed sleek wooden furniture and architectural features like doors, windows, or light fixtures for his pioneering architectural commissions, particularly for his iconic “Prairie Houses”. Like Wright’s buildings, his furnishings and decorative arts were innovative, bold, and a testament to his genius in interior and architectural design.
