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402: Robert Riggs Oil On Board "July 4 At Coney Island"

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Description

Whimsical oblong panel depicting beach goers circa 1938. Image: 7 7/8" x 22 1/2". Frame: 15" x 29 3/4". Inscribed "Robert Riggs, Esq." on verso label. This work appears in the artist's Catalogue Raisonne by Ben Bassham as "A Hot Day at Coney Beach", pg 50, and was featured as an illustration in Fortune Magazine, August 1938 for the article "To Heaven by Subway." In very good condition. GO TO LINK TO VIEW FORTUNE ARTICLE http://www.fulltable.com/vts/aoi/r/riggs/ci.htm

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000
Starting Bid $5,000
Us Auction
Jul 28, 2012
Ended
Auctioneer
Roland New York

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New York, NY 10003
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