Robert Loughlin Furniture
American, 1949-2011
Robert Loughlin, an artist and quirky sage of Modernist design. Born in Alameda, California, in 1949, his interest in design flourished at a young age. His work as a picker and dealer in 20th-century furnishings influenced high-end interior decoration in the United States. Collectors and decorators anointed Loughlin, a celebrity, soon after he arrived in New York in the 1980s, seeing in him an unusual amalgam of talents that set him apart from most pickers who provided designers and dealers with their wares. Equal parts artist, art historian, scavenger and horse-trader, Loughlin schooled a generation of collectors in the high quality of half-forgotten Modern and mid-century designers, not by writing or lecturing about them, but by scouring flea markets and thrift stores for discarded pieces of their work and selling them.
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Creator: Robert Loughlin
"Pot Head" by Robert Loughlin
By Robert Loughlin
Located in Long Island City, NY
"Pot Head" by Robert Loughlin signed and titled to verso 'Pot Head RL'. Sold with a letter of authentication from Gary Carlson.
Category
20th Century American Modern Robert Loughlin Furniture
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
Set of 4 Robert Loughlin Art Exhibition Invitation Postcards
By Robert Loughlin
Located in New York, NY
Robert Loughlin Art Exhibition invitation postcards. Sold as a set of 4. Hard to find Robert Loughlin exhibition invitations, printed on card stock, from his legendary show at Rick G...
Category
1990s North American Modern Robert Loughlin Furniture
Materials
Paper
Robert Loughlin Original Drawing on a Book
By Robert Loughlin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic original drawing by Robert Loughlin on an old book. Vintage African Art book. Red book with black drawing of 'the Brute' on the cover. Signed RL and dated 2003 on the insid...
Category
Early 2000s American Robert Loughlin Furniture
Materials
Paper
Robert Loughlin Painting "Sky" in Jet Engine Turbine Fan Frame
By Robert Loughlin
Located in New York, NY
Oil on board titled "Sky" by outsider artist extraordinaire Robert Loughlin, painted in 2011. Set into an aluminum jet engine turbine fan. The only work of numerous I've handled that...
Category
2010s American Machine Age Robert Loughlin Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Art Sculpture Wheel by Robert Loughlin '1949 – 2011'
By Robert Loughlin
Located in Voorburg, NL
Magnificent art work, acrylic on wooden wheel, painted by outsider artist extraordinaire Robert Loughlin in 2005. In very good condition, comes on a metal standard. Signed to verso ‘RL’. A certificate of originality is available on request.
In life, Mr. Loughlin was a furniture picker who sold Paul Evans tables to New York’s swankiest midcentury furniture shops. In death, he has gained a measure of immortality for his Dadaesque series of paintings, “The Brute,” which depicts a kind of Cro-Magnon James Dean with a cigarette dangling from his mouth.
He is the misanthropic muse whose sole pleasures in life, aside from nicotine consumption, are plaid shirts, sex and a stiff drink.
Ostensibly, the Brute was inspired by Gary Carlson, a strapping Vietnam War veteran.
In September 2011, while in the middle of a bender, Mr. Loughlin, 62, was hit by a car as he crossed the highway near the Airstream trailer...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Robert Loughlin Furniture
Materials
Wood
Robert Loughlin, "F***", Acrylic Painting on Metal Box, Signed
By Robert Loughlin
Located in New York, NY
Robert Loughlin, acrylic painting on a vintage machinist's box, signed. The hard charging Brute is superimposed over the second letter (U) of the F-w...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Robert Loughlin Furniture
Materials
Metal
Robert Loughlin Original Drawing on a Book
By Robert Loughlin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great original Robert Loughlin drawing on a vintage book. Book is titled Leonard the Magnificent. Book is dedicated on the inside to a friend of Roberts...
Category
Early 2000s American Robert Loughlin Furniture
Materials
Paper
Original Robert Loughlin Side Table
By Robert Loughlin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning original artwork by Robert Loughlin. The famous "Brute" hand-painted by Robert Loughlin on a metal side table. Stunning piece of usable art. Super rare. Excellent condition....
Category
1990s American Robert Loughlin Furniture
Materials
Metal
The New Icon of Modern Robert Loughlin First Edition, 2011
By Robert Loughlin
Located in New York, NY
A first edition of the art catalog, The New Icon of Modern: Robert Loughlin. Introduction by Carlo McCormick, USA, 2011. Softcover. Features 47 pages with...
Category
2010s American Robert Loughlin Furniture
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Robert Loughlin Original Drawing on a Cereal Box
By Robert Loughlin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Robert Loughlin furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Robert Loughlin furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of paper and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Robert Loughlin furniture, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Robert Loughlin were created in the modern style in north america during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by rebecca ruoff, Donald Sultan, and Shepard Fairey. Prices for Robert Loughlin furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at £321 and can go as high as £12,820, while a piece like these, on average, fetch £5,328.