Robert Riggs
"Goliath Hit Him With The First Clean Right Hand Of The Evening"
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 USD
Price realised: 50.000 USD
Price realised: 50.000 USD
Description
Robert Riggs (1896-1970)
signed 'Riggs' (lower right)
tempera on panel
19 x 24 in. (48.3 x 60.9 cm.)
Painted in 1952.
Private collection, New York. | Christie's, New York, 10 March 1989, lot 334, sold by the above. | Private collection, Virginia, acquired from the above. | Christie's, New York, 19 May 2016, lot 59, sold by the above. | Acquired by the present owner from the above.
signed 'Riggs' (lower right)
tempera on panel
19 x 24 in. (48.3 x 60.9 cm.)
Painted in 1952.
Private collection, New York. | Christie's, New York, 10 March 1989, lot 334, sold by the above. | Private collection, Virginia, acquired from the above. | Christie's, New York, 19 May 2016, lot 59, sold by the above. | Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Sold at the lower estimate price
The work "Goliath Hit Him With The First Clean Right Hand Of The Evening" by Robert Riggs was sold in the American Art auction at Christies in New York in May 2021. The result of USD 50,000.00 (€ 41,003.77) was exactly at the lower end of the estimate range of USD 50,000.00 – 70,000.00. Admittedly, works by Robert Riggs have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Boxers in December 2005 with an auction result of USD 204,000.00 (€ 172,268.20).
Zuschlag beim unteren Schätzpreis
Die Arbeit "Goliath Hit Him With The First Clean Right Hand Of The Evening" von Robert Riggs wurde im Mai 2021 in der Auktion American Art bei Christies in New York versteigert. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von USD 50.000,00 (€ 41.003,77) entsprach exakt dem unteren Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 50.000,00 – 70.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Robert Riggs auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Boxers im Dezember 2005 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 204.000,00 (€ 172.268,20).
Robert Riggs - Auction history
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