Robert Longo

American · b. 1953 · Painter, Printmaker

Robert Longo is an American artist, filmmaker, photographer and musician. Longo became first well known in the 1980s for his Men in the Cities drawing and print series, which… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Robert Longo, Untitled (Backdoor-Pipeline, Hawaii-spring '99), 2000, charcoal on mounted paperUntitled (Backdoor-Pipeline, Hawaii-spring '99)Phillips · £369,000≈ $488,556≈ €418,571Sign up to see
  2. Robert Longo, Untitled (Gothic Tree), 2018, charcoal on mounted paperUntitled (Gothic Tree)Phillips · £348,300≈ $465,398≈ €400,584Sign up to see
  3. Robert Longo, Untitled (Shark 15), 2008, Charcoal drawingUntitled (Shark 15)Ketterer Kunst · €375,000≈ $440,325≈ £328,209Sign up to see

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Robert Longo is an American artist, filmmaker, photographer and musician. Longo became first well known in the 1980s for his Men in the Cities drawing and print series, which depict sharply dressed men and women writhing in contorted emotion. He lives in New York and East Hampton.

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Born 1953, New York CityOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Sculptor, Draughtsman, PhotographerWikidata Q1250139 ↗ULAN 500004035 ↗

In the collections of

TateArt Institute of ChicagoFinnish National GalleryGroninger MuseumHessel Museum of ArtMuseo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina SofíaMuseum Boijmans Van BeuningenMuseum of Modern ArtSmithsonian American Art MuseumStedelijk Museum AmsterdamThe Nelson-Atkins Museum of ArtWhitney Museum of American Art

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