Robert Wright Folk Art Acrylic Painting of Bird in Flight

Item Details

Robert Wright (Pennsylvania, 1943 – 2006)
Untitled (bird in flight), late 20th century
Acrylic painting on paper
Signed to lower right

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. Wright’s work was championed by collector of folk and outsider art Pat McArdle.

• Item not examined outside of mounting

Condition

- moderate foxing along outer margins of composition; warping to paper; minor wear to frame; minor wear, punctures and staining to verso.

Dimensions

- measures frame; sight measures 27.5" W x 21.5" H.

Item #

ITMG882011