Robert Riggs On Sale
1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Tempera
People Also Browsed
Mid-20th Century American Center Tables
Wood, Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Architectural Elements
Stone, Copper
1960s Cubist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Gouache, Board
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Panelling
Wood
17th Century Baroque Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Vintage 1920s North American William and Mary Sideboards
Brass
1990s English Decorative Boxes
Gold
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Sterling Silver
Silver
Early 20th Century American Industrial Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Aluminum
1930s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Antique Mid-18th Century Turkish Arms, Armor and Weapons
Multi-gemstone, Metal, Gold
Antique 1890s Windows
Glass
20th Century French Napoleon III Panelling
Bronze
Antique Early 1800s English Globes
Mahogany
17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century American Books
Leather
Robert Riggs for sale on 1stDibs
Known for his scenes of prize-fighting and circus-genre, Robert Riggs had a highly successful career as an artist, especially in the ‘30s and ‘40s. His painting, The Brown Bomber, showed the boxing victory of Joe Louis over Max Schmeling. This is one of the paintings that earned Riggs election to the National Academy of Design in 1946. He was born in Decatur, Illinois, and as a young man ran away from home and joined the circus. He studied at the James Milliken University in Illinois and then trained at the Art Students League in New York, but his study was interrupted by Army service in the First World War. He attended the Académie Julian in Paris and then returned to the United States where he settled in Philadelphia and worked for N. W. Ayer & Sons, an advertising agency for whom he did numerous illustrations.