Robert Loughlin 1949–2011
Robert Loughlin was a beloved artist and figure in the world of design. Born in Alameda, California in 1949, his interest in design flourished at a young age. By the 1970s, he opened two stores in San Francisco specializing in American Industrial Design. In 1980, he relocated to Miami Beach, Florida where he established a third store and also began painting.
After several years, he moved to New York City and opened the Executive Gallery where he became immersed in the art, design and gay subculture. Together with his knowledge of the New York market, he became known for his interior design work assisting clients such as Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Robert Mapplethorpe. At this time, his repetitive imagery of the smoking square-jawed male figure began to appear across the city on found objects including doors, tables, bottles, skateboards, other works of art, and public spaces alike.
His artworks are collected by institutions such as The Carnegie Museum of Art and among personal collections including the artist Donald Baechler. Tragically, Robert Loughlin was struck by a car near his home in New Jersey in 2011.
Auction Results Robert Loughlin
Robert Loughlin
Untitled (LPs fifteen works)
estimate: $6,000–8,000
result: $5,000
Robert Loughlin
Untitled (screen)
estimate: $4,000–5,000
result: $3,750
Robert Loughlin
Untitled (wood panel)
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $3,556
Robert Loughlin
Untitled
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $3,048
Robert Loughlin
Untitled (Torpedo...Los rug)
estimate: $3,000–4,000
result: $3,000
Robert Loughlin
Untitled
estimate: $3,000–4,000
result: $3,000
Robert Loughlin
Untitled (Sony TV)
estimate: $3,000–4,000
result: $3,000
Robert Loughlin
69
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $3,000
Robert Loughlin
Untitled, Our First President and Phisters Mother (three works)
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $2,794
Robert Loughlin
Untitled (Mercury Eight Hubcap)
estimate: $700–900
result: $2,750
Robert Loughlin
Untitled (Thonet stool #2)
estimate: $3,000–4,000
result: $2,540
Robert Loughlin
Untitled (Attack Dog)
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $2,500
Robert Loughlin
Untitled (LSD)
estimate: $4,000–5,000
result: $2,500
Robert Loughlin
Untitled (bowl)
estimate: $3,000–4,000
result: $2,500
Robert Loughlin
Untitled (ten works on vintage books)
estimate: $3,000–4,000
result: $2,375
Robert Loughlin
untitled (Prison vase)
estimate: $1,000–1,500
result: $2,250
Robert Loughlin
Pink Pink Pink
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $2,032
Robert Loughlin
Good Karma Lighter
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $1,905
Robert Loughlin
Untitled (dice)
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $1,875
Robert Loughlin
Untitled
estimate: $1,500–2,000
result: $1,875
Robert Loughlin
Untitled (Halliburton aluminum briefcase)
estimate: $3,000–4,000
result: $1,875
Robert Loughlin
Untitled (table)
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $1,875
Robert Loughlin
Go Thic Cross
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $1,875
Robert Loughlin
Berkly Junior (mirror)
estimate: $3,000–4,000
result: $1,875