Price: $4,000.00
SKU: 11261
ARTIST: Robert Riggs
MEDIUM: Lithograph,
DATE: c.1932.
EDITION SIZE: Image size 13 x 16 7/8" (33 x 42.4 cm).
DESCRIPTION: In his book, Bassham attributes Riggs initiation into lithography and his fascination with boxing to the influence of George Bellows. After a 1931 exhibition of Bellow's prints in his home town of Philadelphia, Riggs turned out his first lithograph, "Before the Fight." By 1934 he completed a total of 26 prints showing prize fights.
ADDITIONAL INFO: Signed and titled in pencil. Signed in plate.
CONDITION: Very good condition.
REFERENCE: Bassham #7.