Robert Riggs
On the Ropes

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Artist Robert Riggs (American, 1896–1970)American, 1896–1970

CultureAmerican

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On the Ropes

Datec. 1932–1933

PlaceUnited States

MediumLithograph with scraping on wove paper

DimensionsImage: 15 5/8 × 20 1/2 in. (39.7 × 52 cm)
Sheet: 18 3/4 × 23 3/16 in. (47.6 × 58.9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Robert C. McNair, D. Cal McNair, Ernest H. Cockrell, M. Robert Dussler, Charles L. Sowell and John H. Adger at "One Great Night in November, 1996"

Object number96.1709

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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Spectacle: Turn-of-the-Century Entertainment" The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, July 29, 2023-March 3, 2024 [Fifth Installation/Light-Sensitive Rotation: Kinder Building 207: No Catalog]

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscription: Under the image, in pencil: "39113". Label, verso of mount: "Ernest S. Kramer/Fine Arts & Prints, Inc./P.O. Box 81037/Wellesley, M.A. 02181-0001/617-237-3635." In pencil, verso of mount: "On the Ropes c 1932-33 Bassham 27 Edition 50 6000.

The lithograph is signed in pencil, under image: "On the Ropes Robert Riggs." In the image in the lower left corner: "Robert Riggs."

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