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Robert Riggs

Artist

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Authority Records (1)

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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American Prints: 1913�1963

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1974–1975

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Manhattan Observed

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1968

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American Prints of the 20th Century

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1954

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Three Centuries of American Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1938

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/4926
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Robert Riggs was an American artist known for his dynamic figurative drawings and prints, particularly his studies of dancers, athletes, and theatrical performers captured in moments of intense physical movement. Working primarily in charcoal, ink, and lithography during the mid-twentieth century, he developed a distinctive approach to rendering the human body in action, combining gestural immediacy with anatomical precision. His work emerged from a deep engagement with live observation and the formal language of modernist draftsmanship.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern ArtNew York

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Artworks (9)

Psychopathic Ward

1941 · Lithograph

composition: 14 1/4 x 18 13/16" (36.2 x 47.8cm); sheet: 18 5/16 x 23 7/16" (46.5 x 59.5cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Ward Rounds

1935 · lithograph printed in black and tan

Sheet: 43 x 58.4 cm (16 15/16 x 23 in.); Image: 36 x 48.1 cm (14 3/16 x 18 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Baer-Carnera

1934 · Lithograph

Plate: 15 5/8 × 20 9/16 in. (39.7 × 52.3 cm) Sheet: 19 3/4 × 22 13/16 in. (50.2 × 58 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Hermit Priest 5

1934 · lithograph

Sheet: 23.5 x 20.9 cm (9 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.); Image: 18.2 x 11.5 cm (7 3/16 x 4 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Pool

1933 · Lithograph in black on cream wove paper

Sheet: 49.8 × 57.5 cm (19 5/8 × 22 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Neighborhood Champ

1930 · Lithograph

Sheet 18 1/2 x 23" (47.0 x 58.4 cm) Comp. 15 1/16 x 20 1/16" (38.3 x 51.0 cm)

Sheet: 23.4 x 18.3 cm (9 3/16 x 7 3/16 in.); Image: 18.3 x 11.3 cm (7 3/16 x 4 7/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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An Afternoon at Max's

1927 · lithograph

Sheet: 43 x 57 cm (16 15/16 x 22 7/16 in.); Image: 38.2 x 52.6 cm (15 1/16 x 20 11/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Accident Ward

1911 · Lithograph

composition: 14 7/16 x 19" (36.6 x 48.2cm); sheet: 18 3/4 x 23 3/4" (47.7 x 60.3cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (4)

9 published of 12 catalogued · 7 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
4 published
MoMA
3 publishedof 6 catalogued6 img
Art Institute Chicago
1 published1 img
The Met
1 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 4)

4 entries · 1 sources

An Afternoon at Max's
1927 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Ward Rounds
1935 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Hermit Priest 3
1929 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Hermit Priest 5
1934 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Art Institute of Chicago

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Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition American Prints: 1913�1963

New York · 1974

Group Exhibition Manhattan Observed

New York · 1968

Group Exhibition American Prints of the 20th Century

New York · 1954

Group Exhibition Three Centuries of American Art

New York · 1938