The Discipline of the Line Robert Wraith operates within a tradition that many modern practitioners have abandoned. He did not follow the standard academic route, bypassing art schools and ateliers entirely after leaving school at 16. Instead, his education was forged through direct apprenticeship. He moved to Italy and England to study under Pietro Annigoni, eventually serving as an assistant during the creation of Annigoni’s frescoes in Ponte Buggianese. This period of intense, hands-on training defined his technical foundation. He treats drawing as the bedrock of his practice, using a flo…