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Robert RiggsIndian sacrificial ceremony - Aztec Human Sacrificecirca 1950
circa 1950
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The sacrificial ceremony, Freemans The Collection of Philip Desind Signed Three times Riggs l.r. A powerful account of moments a tribe member is cut open and the heart is handed over to a young brave,
There is a reason why there are few contemporary painters who can paint a portrait this good. It's hard to do. It's easy to throw some paint or spray a mess of graffiti on canvas. That's easy. To execute a portrait with a great depth of anatomy and structure takes years of academic training. In Riggs's time there were teachers who knew how to pass on this knowledge. He studied at the Art Students League and the Académie Julian . Today, they are very few and far between. - Robert Riggs was a Gay Artist . The work is framed. The overall condition is good with good situation to the color but there is significant warping and curling of the paper in lower right-hand corner and some in the lower left-hand corner and some in the upper left . Framed under glass.
Buckling and waving of paper on lower left edge and perimeter. On the extreme lower right next to the linger paper is curing . Mostly noticeable with raking light. Otherwise, colors of bight and fresh and works is very strong and punchy in person
Frame is inexpensive and older
- Creator:Robert Riggs (1896 - 1970, American)
- Creation Year:circa 1950
- Dimensions:Height: 21 in (53.34 cm)Width: 29 in (73.66 cm)
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- Condition:Buckling and waving of paper on lower left edge and perimeter. On the extreme lower right next to the linger paper is curing . Mostly noticeable with raking light. Otherwise, colors of bight and fresh and works is very strong and punchy in person.
- Gallery Location:Miami, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU38539020692
Robert Riggs
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.
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