Robert Riggs Landscape Paintings

American, 1896-1970

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.

Artist: Robert Riggs

Robert RiggsGeorge Washington Patriotic Marine Procession New York Presidential Inauguration, 1960

$92,000Sale Price|20% Off

George Washington Patriotic Marine Procession New York Presidential Inauguration

By Robert Riggs

Located in Miami, FL

"The Great Man Comes to Take His Oath" Life Magazine Spread, July 4th, 1960, This epic narrative depicts the celebration of George Washington's inauguration, en route to Federal Hall...

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1930s American Realist Robert Riggs Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Robert RiggsIndian sacrificial ceremony - Aztec Human Sacrifice, circa 1950

$75,000

Indian sacrificial ceremony - Aztec Human Sacrifice

By Robert Riggs

Located in Miami, FL

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...

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1950s American Realist Robert Riggs Landscape Paintings

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Mixed Media

Robert RiggsProspector firing Rifle ( Happiness is a Warm Gun ) Gay Art, Circa 1940

$35,000

Prospector firing Rifle ( Happiness is a Warm Gun ) Gay Art

By Robert Riggs

Located in Miami, FL

Tempera mixed with gum arabic and alcohol on Renaissance Panel ( composite wood panel ) Robert Riggs was a gay man. Being gay in American during the 1940's time was something not to flaunt in public. Rigg's had to communicate his underlying feelings in more symbolic ways. Throughout Riggs' oeuvre, one sees continuous references to strong hunked out manly men and vulnerable boys. It is a core element of is iconography and is described in a powerful graphic style. In “Prospector firing Rifle,” there is a Dick Pic. Riggs is clearly making a sexual statement about the moment of climax. The long, straight rifle explodes and is captured at the moment of its peak climax. Meanwhile, the two bags of gold clearly resemble the other part of the male anatomy. Riggs was a thoughtful and meticulous visual thinker, and nothing in any of Riggs’s compositions was haphazardly placed. In tribute to the artist’s suppressed feelings, I have given this work a second title “Happiness is a Warm Gun...

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1940s Academic Robert Riggs Landscape Paintings

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Tempera

Robert Riggs“The Hamilton-Burr Duel, ” illustration for LIFE Magazine, 1946

$29,900

“The Hamilton-Burr Duel, ” illustration for LIFE Magazine

By Robert Riggs

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Illustrating an article about the life of Alexander Hamilton titled “The Duel,” published in LIFE Magazine, July 7, 1947, page 69. The full caption reads: “The Hamilton-Burr Duel, w...

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20th Century Robert Riggs Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Robert RiggsIndian Ritual Walking on Fire, Firewalking Ceremony, Mythology and Religion, 1955

$25,000

Indian Ritual Walking on Fire, Firewalking Ceremony, Mythology and Religion

By Robert Riggs

Located in Miami, FL

Narrative artist Robert Riggs captures a highly-charged scene of an Indian firewalking ceremony. Firewalking is part of a religious ritual and is associated with the mystical powers...

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1950s Academic Robert Riggs Landscape Paintings

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Varnish, Pigment

Eugene SchmidtSolothman on the Aase, Switzerland, Circa 1970

$650

H 18 in W 16 in D 1.5 in

Solothman on the Aase, Switzerland

By Eugene Schmidt

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Eugene Schmidt (German/American, 1919-2007) Title: Solothman on the Aase, Switzerland Year: Circa 1970 Medium: Oil on canvas board Board size: 10 x 8 inches Signature...

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Late 20th Century Academic Robert Riggs Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Gerald PurdyShore Birds, 2021

$2,800

H 11.5 in W 14 in

Shore Birds

Located in Salt Lake City, UT

"Shore Birds" by Gerald Purdy, oil on panel, 11 1/2 X 14 inches (framed size: 17 X 21 1/2 inches), $2,800. "I chose narrative art from the menu and have ...

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2010s Robert Riggs Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Bernard GussowColumbus Avenue NYC c. 1920s/30s American Scene Ashcan WPA Modern 20th Century, c. 1920s/30s

$11,500

H 23 in W 27 in

Columbus Avenue NYC c. 1920s/30s American Scene Ashcan WPA Modern 20th Century

By Bernard Gussow

Located in New York, NY

Columbus Avenue NYC c. 1920s/30s American Scene Ashcan WPA Modern 20th Century "Late Afternoon, Columbus Avenue, New York", impasto oil on canvas, signed lower left, signed verso (under relining, shown in photo), and titled verso on stretcher, in maple mitered cove frame, 23 1/4" x 27 1/4", SS: 19 1/4" x 23 1/4", Relined. BIO Russian-born Gussow trained at the Art Students League and the National Academy of Design. He also studied under Bonnat at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. His first claim to fame was exhibiting two works at the Armory Show in 1913. Gussow exhibited at the Society of Independent Artists between 1917 and 1934 and at Salons of America in the 1930s. The Whitney Museum of American Art, for example, has his Subway Stairs. The Barnes Foundation...

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1920s American Realist Robert Riggs Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Charles Théodore FrèreDeparture of the Caravan, 19th Century Orientalist Oil Painting on Wood, Framed, 1855

$95,000

H 10 in W 16 in

Departure of the Caravan, 19th Century Orientalist Oil Painting on Wood, Framed

By Charles Théodore Frère

Located in New York, NY

Departure of the Caravan, 1834-1887, by Theodore Frere (1814-1888) Oil on wood 10 x 16 inches unframed (25.4 x 40.64 cm) 18 ¾ x 24 ¾ inches framed (47.625 x 62.865 cm) Signed on bott...

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19th Century Academic Robert Riggs Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Hans ZatzkaA Very Fine Austrian Oil on Canvas "Young Ladies Collecting Spring Flowers", Circa: 1890-1900's,

$29,850

H 28.25 in W 48.75 in D 2.5 in

A Very Fine Austrian Oil on Canvas "Young Ladies Collecting Spring Flowers"

By Hans Zatzka

Located in LA, CA

Hans Zatzka (Austrian, 1859-1945) a very fine and charming oil on canvas ""Young Ladies Collecting Spring Flowers", depicting three young maidens picking flowers by a lake. The three...

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Late 19th Century Academic Robert Riggs Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Henri-Léopold LévyMythological scene, study for the Prize of Rome 1864, French academism, Homer, 1864

$3,800

H 20.48 in W 23.63 in D 1.58 in

Mythological scene, study for the Prize of Rome 1864, French academism, Homer

Located in Norwich, GB

This rare mythological scene depicting the Greek author Homer on the island of Scyros. You will notice the Trojan War being fought in the background. Our painting, dating from 1864, is unsigned, but has a solid attribution to academic artist Henri-Léopold Lévy...

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Mid-19th Century Academic Robert Riggs Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Clyde SingerAlong Central Park. New York City Street Scene Original Oil Painting., 1972

$13,000

H 20 in W 24 in

Along Central Park. New York City Street Scene Original Oil Painting.

Located in Marco Island, FL

New York City scene of two women walking down a sidewalk with a park in the background, in the foreground a man is walking a small dog. American life is captured in this Clyde Sing...

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1970s American Realist Robert Riggs Landscape Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Donny Finley"Shoes" - Late 20th Century City Figure Painting

$960Sale Price|20% Off

H 19 in W 15 in

"Shoes" - Late 20th Century City Figure Painting

Located in New Orleans, LA

In addition to having his work in museums and fine corporate collections, Alabama artist Donny Finley showed for years at prestigious Bryant Galleries on ...

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Late 20th Century American Realist Robert Riggs Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Clyde SingerSnow in the City, American Winter Scene Painting, Ornate Frame, Mid-Century Oil, 1954

$50,000

H 41 in W 36 in D 4 in

Snow in the City, American Winter Scene Painting, Ornate Frame, Mid-Century Oil

Located in Marco Island, FL

American life is captured in this Clyde Singer painting, Snow in the City (1954), where he depicts an everyday moment in the city. An ordinary scene, of a group of women making thei...

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1950s American Realist Robert Riggs Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Rococò French painter - 18th century figure painting - Joseph in prison, c.1700

$1,451Sale Price|65% Off

H 33.08 in W 41.34 in

Rococò French painter - 18th century figure painting - Joseph in prison

Located in Varmo, IT

French painter (18th century) - Joseph in prison. 84 x 105 cm. Antique oil painting on canvas, without frame (not signed). Condition report: Lined canvas. Good state of conservati...

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Mid-18th Century Rococo Robert Riggs Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Shimshon HolzmanUntitled (Cafe Interior), Shimshon Holzman, 1962

$2,200Sale Price|20% Off

H 27.75 in W 19.75 in

Untitled (Cafe Interior), Shimshon Holzman

By Shimshon Holzman

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Shimshon Holzman (1907-1986) Title: Untitled (Cafe Interior) Year: 1962 Medium: Watercolor and graphite on wove paper Size: 27.75 x 19.75 inches ...

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1960s Academic Robert Riggs Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor, Graphite

Joshua Shaw"Summer Picnic by the River" Joshua Shaw, American Atmospheric Genre Painting, circa 1840

$5,000

H 23.5 in W 21.5 in

"Summer Picnic by the River" Joshua Shaw, American Atmospheric Genre Painting

By Joshua Shaw

Located in New York, NY

Joshua Shaw Summer Picnic by the River, circa 1840 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 15 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches Born in Bellingborough, Lincolnshire, England, Joshua Shaw became known f...

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1840s Academic Robert Riggs Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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