Racehorse: Racing in France - A Report to the Trainer on Trouble in the Stretch
Catalogue
- Year
- 1952
- Medium
- Chromogenic print
- Dimensions
- Image/paper: 33.4 × 23.9 cm (13 3/16 × 9 7/16 in.); Mount: 45.8 × 35.7 cm (18 1/16 × 14 1/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Robert Riger
Artist
Photography
Robert Riger was an American illustrator and sports artist known for dynamic figure drawing and reportorial immediacy. Working primarily in pen and ink, he documented athletes and sporting events with a directness that captured movement and physical exertion. His work appeared in major American publications throughout the postwar period, establishing a visual language for sports journalism that prioritized anatomical clarity and narrative specificity over decoration.
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- Robert Riger
- Year
- 1952
- Medium
- Chromogenic print
- Dimensions
- Image/paper: 33.4 × 23.9 cm (13 3/16 × 9 7/16 in.); Mount: 45.8 × 35.7 cm (18 1/16 × 14 1/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1952-057769
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified