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
Robert Loughlin “A.W. Trash” Waste Bin
By Robert Loughlin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Marker on found trash bin by New York City picking and art legend, Robert Loughlin. Signed and marked on the bottom. Featured in Patrick Parrish Gallery's “Robert Loughlin: 1998-2011...
Category
Early 2000s American Robert Loughlin Furniture
Materials
Metal
Robert Loughlin Original Drawing on Cardboard
By Robert Loughlin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great original drawing by Robert Loughlin on cardboard. Image of 'the Brute' with cigarette facing to the right. Signed RL on the back. Water stain on bottom right. Over 20 original ...
Category
1980s American Vintage 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 orange book. Looks to be an old Russian book. Orange book with black drawing of 'the Brute' on the ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Robert Loughlin Furniture
Materials
Paper
Robert Loughlin Original Painting on Metal Door
By Robert Loughlin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large original painting by Robert Loughlin on a yellow metal door. Great abstract painting of 'the Brute." Signed Robert Loughlin 98' on the back. Titled "Joe." Excellent condition. ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Robert Loughlin Furniture
Materials
Metal
Robert Loughlin Original Drawing on Wood
By Robert Loughlin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic original painting by Robert Loughlin on a wood board. White background with black coloring of 'the Brute." Signed RL and dated 2002. Mr Deskey title also written on the bac...
Category
1980s American Vintage Robert Loughlin Furniture
Materials
Wood
Robert Loughlin Original Painting on Cardboard
By Robert Loughlin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great original painting by Robert Loughlin on cardboard. Very cool piece with an image of the Brute wearing glasses and another image of the Brute in the reflection of one of the len...
Category
1980s American Vintage Robert Loughlin Furniture
Materials
Paper
Robert Loughlin Original Reverse Painting on Glass
By Robert Loughlin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic original painting by Robert Loughlin on glass. Painted in reverse on the backside of the glass. Titled "The Blur" in white paint. Deep red and black background with paintin...
Category
1980s American Vintage Robert Loughlin Furniture
Materials
Glass
Robert Loughlin Double Sided Original Painting on Wood Door
By Robert Loughlin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large original painting by Robert Loughlin on a wood door. Double sided with three total drawings of 'the Brute.' Brown wood door with drawing of the Brute on one side. Opposite side...
Category
1980s American Vintage Robert Loughlin Furniture
Materials
Wood
Robert Loughlin Original Diptych of Drawings on Cardboard
By Robert Loughlin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great pair of original drawings by Robert Loughlin on cardboard. One image of 'the Brute' with cigarette facing left and the other with the cigarette facing to the right. Great pair ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Robert Loughlin Furniture
Materials
Paper
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
"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
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
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Robert Loughlin Original Drawing on a Book
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Robert Loughlin "Neutra in Prison" Brute Oil on Canvas, 2005
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Robert Loughlin "Neutra in Prison" 2005.
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Robert Loughlin (1949-2011) "Blond Brute"painting on canvas, signed and dedicated to the pervious owner, Paul Campbell.
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The Brute by Robert Loughlin
By Robert Loughlin
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A framed painting of an iconic square-chinned, cigarette-smoking figure called 'The Brute' by Robert Loughlin, USA 2006. Signed 'RL 06'.
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Robert Loughlin Original Drawing on Cardboard
By Robert Loughlin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great original drawing by Robert Loughlin on cardboard. Two pieces of cardboard with light blue paper covering and drawing of 'the Brute' in black. Signed RL.
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Robert Loughlin Original Drawing on Cardboard
By Robert Loughlin
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Great original drawing by Robert Loughlin on cardboard. Large front facing image of 'the Brute' wearing a suit. Titled 'The Clash' on the front. Signed RL on the back and dated 2005....
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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 David Gilhooly, James Strombotne, and Richard Rumi. Prices for Robert Loughlin furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $400 and can go as high as $16,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $6,300.