In its striking curtain wall of glass and modernist steel columns, Gordon Bunshaft’s International-style design for the Lever House — cocreated with Natalie de Blois — garnered widespread acclaim. The Pritzker Prize-winner was a legendary American architect, and his influence can be found today in city skylines all over the world.
Bunshaft studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology before undertaking fellowships in Europe and North Africa. In 1937, he joined New York City architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill where he worked until his retirement in 1979.
Bunshaft shared the same interest in modernist furniture as Florence Knoll, an architect and furniture designer who had a subtle but profound influence on the course of mid-century American modernism and who helped make Knoll Inc. a leading firm in its field. Bunshaft recommended that Knoll be placed in charge of interiors when, while at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, he designed the Connecticut General Life Insurance Company’s headquarters in the mid-1950s.
Bunshaft’s projects drew heavily on the pioneering architectural work of Le Corbusier as well as Mies van der Rohe, an iconic furniture designer and fellow proponent of modernist architecture.
Celebrated architectural marvels created by Bunshaft include the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library for Yale University and the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Research Building for the University of Texas. Completed in 1974, Bunshaft designed the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and finished the National Commercial Bank in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 1983. The National Commercial Bank was his last project.
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1936 Painting of Berlin by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore Owings and Merrill (SOM)
By Gordon Bunshaft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original 1936 painting of Berlin by Gordon Bunshaft, the influential modernist architect best known for his work with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). It is a rare and in...
Wood
"A Schooner off of the Coast" by American Artist Gordon Hope Grant
By Gordon Grant
Located in Wiscasset, ME
An oil on canvas by American artist Gordon Hope Grant featuring a schooner off of the coast. This painting is signed and dated i1945 n the lower left and measures 33.5" x 33.5" incl...
Paint
$4,500
H 17.5 in W 14.5 in D 1 in
"Portrait of Boxer, 1936 Olympics", Striking View of Umberto Pittori, Italy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This bold and vivid portrait of boxer Umberto Pittori, painted during the 1936 Olympics in Germany, is a striking view of an Italian athlete painted by a Swedish artist in Germany. ...
Paint
$1,914
H 18.12 in W 22.84 in D 0.79 in
Early 20th Century Oil Painting - Gordon Setter Dog - by Arthur Heyer
By Arthur Heyer
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful oil painting, a Gorden Setter dog on the walk, by the German artist Arthur Heyer. Signed lower right. Beautifully done. The movement and anatomy of the dog are taken fro...
Paint
$1,312
H 26.78 in W 31.5 in D 1.97 in
Vintage Oil Painting of Fishing Boats by Harold Edward Collin (1936-1973)
Located in London, GB
Vintage oil painting of fishing boats titled Spanish Traders by Harold Edward Collin (1936-1973) circa 1960 in date. The Impressionist painting freatures a pair of fishing boats on...
Canvas
$25,000
H 36 in W 48 in D 2 in
1936 WPA Era American Scene Modernist Painting "A Connecticut Day" Howard Ahrens
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
1936 WPA Era AMERICAN SCENE MODERNIST PAINTING A Connecticut Day HOWARD AHRENS Truly a museum quality artwork. Absolutely beautiful American modernist painting depicting a group of...
Canvas, Paint
Pair of Watercolours by 'Albert' Gordon Thomas R.S.W
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of watercolours by (Albert) Gordon Thomas R.S.W ( 1893-1970), one titled ‘Summer Afternoon Weymouth’showing a gentleman’s motor yacht in the foreground and the other ‘Yachts a...
Paint, Paper
$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 24 in D 0.25 in
Peter Robert Keil Portrait of a Man, Berlin, 1970s.
By Peter Keil
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Peter Robert Keil Portrait of a Man, Berlin, 1970s. Oil on board, unframed, 24-inches high x 24-inch wide This striking portrait of a man, painted by renowned American/German artist Peter Robert Keil during the 1970s, is a compelling example of modern abstract art. Executed in oil paint on artist board, the piece measures 24 inches high by 24 inches wide...
Wood
$1,676
H 12.05 in W 14.18 in D 2.37 in
Oil Painting Berlin Schlossbrücke Sign, Heinz Scholtz, 20th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
Oil painting Berlin Schlossbrücke sign. Heinz Scholtz, 20th century Oil on copper painted painting signed by Heinz Scholtz from Berlin. Born October 30, 1925 View painting by the...
Copper
Painting by Gordon Coutts
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oil on canvas portrait in giltwood frame, signed Gordon Coutts (b.1868-d.1937.) Born in Glasgow, Scotland on Oct. 3, 1868, Gordon Coutts studied art in Glasgow, London and in Pari...
Canvas
Vintage Female Nude Oil Painting by Helge Frender c. 1936
By Helge Frender
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage Swedish painting, 1936. Oil on linen.
Stamped on back: "Aktiebolaget Wil Becker, Stockholm"
Dimension of painting without frame - 23 3/8 w x 17 5/8...
Linen
Gordon Eastcott Payne Watercolor Painting
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Gordon Eastcott Payne watercolour painting (Canadian 1890-1983.) Painting of Bear River, Nova Scotia. Gordon Payne was born in Payne's Mill...
Painting Oil on Canvas by Gordon Russell 1965
Located in North Miami, FL
1965 oil painting on Canvas by Gordon Russell, American (Born 1932). Titled "Fashions I", Dated 1965. Framed in a windowed glass and gilt wood frame. Provenance: From a New York C...
Canvas, Glass, Giltwood