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Robert Riggs (American, 1896–1970)
LOT ID: 68359
Psychopathic Ward, ie. circa 1940

Lithograph, stone lithograph
14.25 х 18.87 in. cm.
Signed, numbered and titled in pencil, lower margin
Edition ca.50
Lot description
Superb impression of this rare print, framed in white gold, all archival materials.

Born in Decatur, Illinois in 1896, Robert Riggs was a student in the fine arts program at James Milliken University and studied at the Art Students League in New York from 1915 to 1917. He then moved to Philadelphia to produce illustrations for the advertising agency N.W. Ayer & Co. At the onset of World War I, he served as a medic with the Red Cross before returning to N.W. Ayer & Co. From the early years of the Depression to the late 1940s, Riggs also worked as a freelance artist and was one of the country’s most prolific and successful commercial illustrators. This piece exemplifies Riggs’ ability to infuse his works with a heightened sense of drama.
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    (H 14.2, W 18.8) in.
    (36.2 x 47.6) cm.
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    Psychopathic ward
    lithograph
    (H 14.3, W 18.9) in.
    (36.3 x 47.9) cm.
    Ed. ed.c.50
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