Impressive Strength
Frank O. Gehry: Design & Architecture, Vitra, pg. 7
Frank Gehry b. 1929
Frank Gehry was born on February 28, 1929 in Toronto, Canada. His family moved to Los Angeles where Gehry would attend the University of Southern California earning his bachelor degree in architecture in 1954. In 1956 Gehry moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts to study city planning at the Harvard Graduate School of Design where he completed only two years of the program before returning to Los Angeles. Back in California, Gehry worked for Hideo Sasaki, Pereira & Luckman, Victor Gruen & Associates and André Remondet before starting his own firm, Frank Gehry and Associates in 1962.
Early projects in his career, such as his Easy Edges furniture line (1969-1973) comprised of chairs, stools and tables made of stacked corrugated cardboard, and his 1978 remodel of his Santa Monica residence using industrial items such as chain-link fencing, corrugated metal, wire-reinforced glass and plywood exhibit Gehry’s innovative use of materials and originality in form. By the 1980s Gehry was established in the field and in 1989 he was awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize for his experimental and extraordinary approach to design. Gehry rose to fame with important structures and projects such as the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao (1997) and the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles (2003). Today Gehry is well-known for his distinct, artistic style.
Auction Results Frank Gehry
Frank Gehry
Winton Guest House
estimate: $1,000,000–1,500,000
result: $905,000
Frank Gehry
work tables for Chiat/Day Temporary Offices, Venice, California
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $44,840
Frank Gehry
conference table for the Chiat/Day Temporary Offices, Venice, California
estimate: $15,000–20,000
result: $33,040
Frank Gehry
Bubbles chaise lounge
estimate: $12,000–15,000
result: $29,900
Frank Gehry
Bubbles chaise lounge from the Experimental Edges Series
estimate: $20,000–30,000
result: $21,600
Frank Gehry
Bubbles chaise
estimate: $15,000–20,000
result: $18,750
Frank Gehry
Snake lamp
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $16,800
Frank Gehry
rocking chair
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $11,250
Frank Gehry
Snake lamp
estimate: $7,000–9,000
result: $11,115
Frank Gehry
Snake lamp
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $10,625
Frank Gehry
Memory of Sophie Calle's Flower
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $10,625
Frank Gehry
Daisy coffee table
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $10,350
Frank Gehry
Bubbles chaise lounge
estimate: $7,000–9,000
result: $10,000
Frank Gehry
Grandpa Beaver armchair from the Experimental Edges series
estimate: $4,000–6,000
result: $9,600
Frank Gehry
prototype Wiggle chair
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $8,750
Frank Gehry
Hat Trick chairs, set of eight
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $8,750
Frank Gehry
Wiggle stools, pair
estimate: $4,000–6,000
result: $8,400
Frank Gehry
custom coffee table from the Chiat/Day offices in Venice
estimate: $7,000–9,000
result: $8,125
Frank Gehry
Easy Edges chair and ottoman
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $7,500
Frank Gehry
Snake lamp
estimate: $7,000–9,000
result: $7,500
Frank Gehry
Little Beaver chair and ottoman
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $6,875
Frank Gehry
Little Beaver chair and ottoman
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $5,558
Frank Gehry
Little Beaver chair and ottoman
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $5,558
Frank Gehry
wiggle stool
estimate: $4,000–5,000
result: $5,463