Robert Wright Acrylic Painting on Paper Abstract Townscape

Item Details

Paper
Signed

Robert Wright (Pennsylvania, 1943-2006)
Untitled
Acrylic painting on paper
Signed to lower right
21.5’ W x 27.5’ H

An acryic painting on paper of an abstract townscape by self-taught American artist Robert Wright (1943-2006). This townscape features several small houses clustered at the bottom of a hilly landscape, portrayed with thick outlines, simplified shapes, and expressive gestural brushstrokes. The work is signed to the lower right; it is presented under glass in a black composite frame.

Influenced by his Roman Catholic faith and local Pittsburgh neighborhoods, Robert Wright’s paintings often highlight the South Side 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.

Condition

- minor scratches and marks scattered throughout frame.

Dimensions

- measurement of frame; visible image measures approximately 21.5" W x 27.5" H.

Item #

18DCC307-032