Robert Wright Acrylic Painting

Item Details

Robert Wright (Pennsylvania, 1943-2006)
Untitled
Acrylic painting on paper
Signed “Robert Wright” to the lower right

An acrylic painting on paper by self-taught American artist Robert Wright (1943-2006). This work features a stylized bird portrayed with large gestural brushstrokes, muted hues and intermittent bursts of red. The work is signed ‘Robert Wright’ to the lower right. The composition is presented unmounted and unframed.

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.

Condition

- minor wear, minor tear and negligible bent corners throughout the edges of paper; minor discoloration throughout the composition.

Dimensions

Item #

18DCC649-041