# Robert Riggs - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T06:20:51.359Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 187
- Lots with prices: 130
- First auction date: 2001-12-05
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-18
- Median realised price: $1,100
- Price range: $100 to $204,000

## Market Takeaway
Robert Riggs shows deep auction liquidity with 187 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,100. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 9 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-18.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,100\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $554 and $2,700.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 46.2% (60 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 48.5% (63 sales)
- $10,000\+: 5.4% (7 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 9
- Previous 12 months sales: 10
- Recent 12 months median: $550
- Previous 12 months median: $1,778
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-18
- Days since latest sale: 31
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Rachel Davis Fine Arts: 25 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 15 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 12 lots
- RoGallery: 12 lots
- Eldred's: 10 lots
- Weschler's: 9 lots
- Bonhams: 8 lots
- Kamelot Auctions: 8 lots
- Freeman's: 7 lots
- Kaminski Auctions: 7 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-18 | 1930's Robert Riggs "Pool" Lithograph | Amero Auctions | $5,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-1930-s-robert-riggs-pool-lithograph-287-c-a23ea92ab4
2. 2025-12-19 | Robert Riggs \(American, 1896\-1970\) Lithograph in Black and White on Wove Paper 1933, 'Pool', H 14.5" W 19.5" Frame Size: H 24" W 28.5" | DuMouchelles | $3,250
3. 2025-10-12 | ROBERT RIGGS \(1896\-1970\) 'She's a swell plane \- gives us more! \- MORE PRODUCTION', original 1942 colour poster, published by the United States Government War Production Board, 101 x 71cm. Note in pencil at margin indicates that this was displayed in | Leski Auctions Pty Ltd | N/A
4. 2025-09-12 | Robert Riggs \(American 1896\-1970\), One\-Punch Knockout \(Also called 'Down'\) \(Bassham 49\), Lithograph, Circa 1934, Image size: 368 x 495 mm \(14\-1/2 x 19\-1/2 in\); Frame: 21\-1/2 x 26 in | Weschler's | $2,400
5. 2025-05-31 | Robert Riggs \(American, 1896\-1970\) lithograph | Rachel Davis Fine Arts | N/A
6. 2025-05-31 | Robert Riggs \(American, 1896\-1970\) lithograph | Rachel Davis Fine Arts | $550
7. 2025-04-29 | ROBERT RIGGS \(Pennsylvania/Illinois, 1896\-1970\), "Ward Rounds", circa 1940., Lithograph, 14.25" x 19". Matted 24" x 28". | Eldred's | $275 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-riggs-pennsylvania-illinois-1896-1970-ward-rounds-circa-1940-lithograph-14-25-x-19-matted-24-x-28-7117-c-faa454cacf
8. 2025-03-16 | Robert Riggs \(1896 \- 1970\), Lithograph | Locati LLC | $150
9. 2025-03-16 | Robert Riggs \(1896 \- 1970\), Watercolor | Locati LLC | $400
10. 2024-11-19 | ROBERT RIGGS \(1896\-1970\) \- Elephant Act | Christie's | $2,016
11. 2024-11-19 | ROBERT RIGGS \(1896\-1970\) \- Dust Storm | Christie's | $8,820
12. 2024-10-19 | Robert Riggs \(American, 1896\-1970\) lithograph | Rachel Davis Fine Arts | $700
13. 2024-10-16 | Robert Riggs Original Drawing \[Suya Brazil\] | Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC | $550
14. 2024-09-10 | ROBERT RIGGS \(American, 1896\-1970\) A Sailor at the Helm \(16 1/2 x 19 5/16 in \(41.9 x 49.1 cm\).framed 23 1/4 x 26 1/8 x 1 13/16 in \(59.1 x 66.4 x 4.6 cm\).\) | Bonhams | $1,800
15. 2024-09-10 | ROBERT RIGGS \(American, 1896\-1970\) The Moldau \(19 3/8 x 30 1/2 in \(49.2 x 77.5 cm\).framed 23 3/4 x 34 1/2 x 1 1/2 in \(60.3 x 87.6 x 3.8 cm\).\) | Bonhams | N/A
16. 2024-08-13 | Robert Riggs \(American, 1896\-1970\) | Sworders | £480
17. 2024-05-07 | Robert Riggs \(1896\-1970\), "Dust Storm," circa 1941 | John Moran Auctioneers | $1,778
18. 2024-05-01 | Robert Riggs \(1896\-1970\) Flowers for the Gentleman 25 x 36 in. \(63.5 x 91.4 cm.\) \(Painted in 1951.\) | Bonhams | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-riggs-1896-1970-flowers-for-the-gentleman-25-x-36-in-63-5-x-91-4-cm-painted-in-1951-83-c-0b6442eae7
19. 2024-04-29 | Robert Riggs \(1896\-1970\) "Captain of a String Band" | Material Culture | $3,750
20. 2024-01-29 | ROBERT RIGGS \(Pennsylvania/Illinois, 1896\-1970\), "On the Lot", 1934., Lithograph, 12" x 18". Matted 19.5" x 25.5". | Eldred's | $350 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-riggs-pennsylvania-illinois-1896-1970-on-the-lot-1934-lithograph-12-x-18-matted-19-5-x-25-5-9058-c-79e4222b35
21. 2023-12-14 | ROBERT RIGGS "Paris Nights at Coney Island." | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
22. 2023-11-01 | Robert Riggs \(1896\-1970\) | DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers | $550
23. 2023-10-31 | ROBERT RIGGS, CHILDREN'S WARD, LITHOGRAPH | RoGallery | N/A
24. 2023-09-30 | Robert Riggs Lithograph, "On The Lot" | Neue Auctions | $750

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