Robert Wright Abstract Portrait Acrylic Painting, 21st Century

Item Details

Robert Wright (Pennsylvania, 1943 – 2006)
Untitled (abstract face), 21st century
Acrylic painting on paper
Initial 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

- surface marks and scratches to paint; warp to paper; light handling wear with bent corners.

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Item #

ITMG775733