Derek Riggs (born 13 February 1958) is a contemporary British artist best known for creating the band Iron Maiden's mascot, "Eddie". More about Derek Riggs
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Born in Portsmouth, England, Riggs is a self-taught artist, both in his traditional painting and in his digital work. He began drawing and painting as early as he can remember. He also attended art school, but he was expelled after complaining about the course. Riggs' most famous achievement is his work with Iron Maiden and his creation of Eddie, the band's mascot and subject of their album and single covers. Riggs' first picture of Eddie was originally entitled "Electric Matthew Says Hello," and was actually painted for a possible punk cover. Iron Maiden's management came across it while looking through Riggs' portfolio, and asked him to add hair to the figure to make it look less punk-like. The resulting picture was used for the debut album, Iron Maiden, released in 1980, and Riggs went on to work with Iron Maiden throughout the 1980s and into the '90s, creating many of the band's famous album covers. In 1992, however, the band decided to accept contributions from other artists for their next album, Fear of the Dark, resulting in much less input from Riggs in recent years.The most expensive item with a signature of Derek Riggs (DEREK RIGGS HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPH & EDDIE IRON MAIDEN SKETCH FUNKO POP JSA COA) was sold in January 2023 for $499.99 while the cheapest item (Martin Popff - Run For Cover, The Art Of Derek Riggs, Signed Limited 416/1500) found a new owner for $35.00 in November 2023. The month with the most items sold (4) was February 2023 with an average selling price of $84.50 for an autographed item of Derek Riggs. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2023 with $499.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $74.00 was March 2024. In average, an autographed item from Derek Riggs is worth $102.75.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Derek Riggs were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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2 postcards by IRON MAIDEN artist DEREK RIGGS with Signature on 1 | $100.00 | ||
DEREK RIGGS (Iron Maiden) Signed Autographed Iron Maiden Eddie CHASE Funko 248 | $89.00 | ||
DEREK RIGGS Autographed 11x17 Colour Killers Eddie Print. Iron Maiden | $75.00 | ||
DEREK RIGGS Autographed 11x17 Colour Mummy Print. Iron Maiden | $75.00 | ||
Derek Riggs autographed 8x10 Photo JSA COA IRON MAIDEN ARTIST | $112.24 | ||
Derek Riggs Signed Iron Maiden Eddie Art 11x17 Artwork | $74.00 | ||
Iron Maiden Derek Riggs Autograph Signed Album Killers. | $125.00 | ||
Iron Maiden Derek Riggs Autograph Signed Album Peace Of Mind JSA Authentic | $249.00 | ||
Iron Maiden Derek Riggs Autograph Signed Album The Number Of The Beast. | $125.00 | ||
Run for Cover the art of Derek Riggs softcover signed book iron maiden artwork | $95.00 |