Robert Wright Abstract Oil Painting on Paper of City Skyline

Item Details

Paper
Signed

Robert Wright (Pennsylvania, 1943-2006)
Untitled, 2003
Oil painting on paper
Signed and dated ‘Dec.2.2003’ to lower right
22.25’ W x 28.25’ H

An oil painting on paper of an abstract city skyline by self-taught American artist Robert Wright (1943-2006), executed December 2nd, 2003. This work features the World Trade Center twin towers surrounded by clouds of floral motifs, portrayed with thick outlines, simplified shapes, and large expressive brushstrokes. The work is signed and dated to the lower right. It is not mounted and remains unframed.

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 wear to edges of paper.

Dimensions

Item #

18DCC352-919