Robert Wright Folk Oil Painting of Abstract Portrait

Item Details

Robert Wright (Pennsylvania, 1943 – 2006)
Untitled (Folk portrait), late 20th century
Oil painting on paper
Signed to the lower right
Presented in a carved wood frame

Provenance
From the collection of P.J. McArdle.

Born a seventh son of a seventh son, Robert Wright was deeply influenced by his Roman Catholic faith and local Pittsburgh neighborhoods. His paintings often highlight the South Side Pittsburgh slopes, religious motifs, faces and birds. He was a self-taught artist who exhibited at a few local Pittsburgh galleries and the Three Rivers Arts Festival. Diagnosed with schizophrenia, Wright never finished high school and eventually worked as a landscaper and a janitor at a daycare center. His mother, Catherine, fostered his artistic interests and he eventually found success with his work at a social service agency in Oakland.

Condition

- accretion; debris under glass; staining to mat; nicks, abrasions and glue residue to frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures 21.75" W x 31.75" H.

Item #

ITMG239374