Robert Wright Oil Painting on Paper Town Scene
Item Details
Robert Wright (Pennsylvania, 1943-2006)
Untitled
Oil painting on paper
Signed to lower right
22’ W x 28’ H
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
- small tears along paper edges.
Dimensions
Item #
18DCC225-079
