Robert Wright Abstract Folk Art Portrait Acrylic Painting

Item Details

Robert Wright (Pennsylvania, 1943 – 2006)
Untitled (portrait with geometric abstraction)
Acrylic painting on hardboard
Signed to the 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.

Condition

- slight bow to board; water damage stains along lower edge; discoloration and accretions to painting surface; edge wear with chips and paint loss to board.

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Item #

ITMG639416