Robert Riggs: career timeline

American · 1896–1970 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 13 of 31 lots (40% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Robert Riggs: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1930s	9	7	$1.9kSign up	Lithograph
1950s	3	2	$34.2kSign up	Tempera

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1930s 9 works

Sold: 7 of 9
Median: $1.9kSign up
Average: $2kSign up
Typical size: 14.5 × 19.5 in (37 × 50 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (6), Other (2), Gouache (1)
Subjects: —

c. 1933 Pool (Bassham 33)$3.6kSign up
1933 Pool$3.3kSign up
c. 1933 Boxer and Attendant, circa 1933-1934$553Sign up
c. 1934 On Stage FourResult not published
c. 1934 On Stage Four$700Sign up
1934 TumblersResult not published
1934 Tumbler, 1934$1.1kSign up
1936 Tumblers$2.8kSign up
1937 Grand Canyon Yellowstone Park$1.9kSign up

1950s 3 works

Sold: 2 of 3
Median: $34.2kSign up
Average: $34.2kSign up
Typical size: 25 × 36 in (64 × 91 cm)
Mediums: Tempera (3)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (1)

1950 Lady Wrestlers$64kSign up
1951 Flowers for the Gentleman$4.5kSign up · sold 2×
c. 1957 Roman ChariotUnsold

Creation date not recorded

18 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $3.4kSign up
Average: $3.4kSign up
Typical size: 15.5 × 20 in (39 × 51 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (2)
Subjects: —

sold 2001 On Stage Number Four$2.8kSign up
sold 2008 On the Ropes$4kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2010s 12 works

Sold: 10 of 12
Median: $1.1kSign up
Average: $1.1kSign up
Typical size: 15 × 20 in (38 × 50 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (7), Other (5)
Subjects: —

sold 2010 7-8-9$800Sign up
sold 2016 One-Punch Knockout$1.5kSign up
sold 2016 Corner No. 2$1.2kSign up
sold 2016 Afternoon at Max's$1kSign up
sold 2017 Baer-Carnera$1.9kSign up
sold 2018 Untitled$1.1kSign up

Show 6 more (2010s)

sold 2018 Untitled$688Sign up
sold 2018 - ''Afternoon at Max's'' (Bassham 21)-Result not published
sold 2018 Children's Ward$400Sign up
sold 2018 Untitled$1.5kSign up
sold 2019 - ''The Third Round'' (Bassham 13)-Result not published
sold 2019 Clown Acrobats$688Sign up

Undated, sold in the 2020s 4 works

Sold: 3 of 4
Median: $614Sign up
Average: $543Sign up
Typical size: 15 × 20 in (39 × 51 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (3), Oil (1)
Subjects: —

sold 2024 The Moldau$640Sign up
sold 2024 Untitled$614Sign up
sold 2025 a Cool Drink$375Sign up
sold 2025 Children's WardResult not published

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Robert Riggs auction results →