Property from a Private Collection

CLIFFORD WRIGHT (AMERICAN 1919-1999)
Tivoli
signed, inscribed and dated Wright Copenhagen '57 (lower right)
watercolour, gouache and ink
52 x 73 cm (20 1/2 x 28 3/4 in)

PROVENANCE:
A gift from the artist to the parents of the present owner

Clifford Wright was an American/Danish artist who married the leading Danish feminist writer Elsa Gress. Wright studied at the Cornish School alongside Mark Tobey and was exhibited at the Seattle Art Museum and Museum of Modern Art. He did designs for the Royal Danish Opera and also illustrated books.