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Richard Estes Art

American, b. 1936
Richard Estes is a photorealist painter renowned for his meticulous attention to detail and invisible brushwork. He was born in Kewanee, Illinois, on May 14, 1932. From 1952 to 1956, Estes studied fine art at the Art Institute of Chicago. He relocated to New York after graduating and worked for the next 10 years as a commercial artist for various publishers in New York and Spain. By 1966, the artist had saved up enough money to paint full time. In the 1960s, Estes and his contemporaries, including painter Chuck Close and sculptor Duane Hanson, helped photorealism emerge from modern art movements such as pop art and minimalism. His paintings are reproductions of photographs he takes of urban landscapes, most of which are realistic representations of Manhattan, with few to no people on the streets and sidewalks. He often exaggerates the detail in his imagery by using mirrored objects and reflections. During the 1970s, Estes was chosen three times to represent the United States at the Bienniales in Venice and Basel. He also received the MECA Award for Achievement as a Visual Artist from Maine College of Art. In 1971, Estes was granted a fellowship with the National Council for the Arts. His work has been included in exhibitions in numerous museums around the world including the Museum of Art and Design in New York; the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid, Spain; the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri; the Isetan Museum of Art in Tokyo, the Museum of Art in Osaka, and the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art in Japan; the Sert Gallery, Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University in Cambridge and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in Massachusetts; the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C.; and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, Illinois, among others. Estes’ work can also be found in numerous public collections including those of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, New York; the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois; the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio; the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas; the Detroit Institute of Arts in Michigan; the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, California; the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia; the Indianapolis Museum of Art in Indiana; the J.P. Morgan Chase Art Collection, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York; the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas; the National Gallery of Art and Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C.; the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra; the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Pennsylvania; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in California; the Tate Gallery in London, England; the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art in Iran; the Brooklyn Museum of Art in New York; the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota; and the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut.
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Artist: Richard Estes
"Roma (from Urban Landscapes III)" Richard Estes, Photorealist Screenprint
"Roma (from Urban Landscapes III)" Richard Estes, Photorealist Screenprint

"Roma (from Urban Landscapes III)" Richard Estes, Photorealist Screenprint

By Richard Estes

Located in New York, NY

Richard Estes Roma (from Urban Landscapes III), 1981 Signed and numbered "33/250" in pencil, lower margin Color screenprint on white wove paper 14 x 20 inches Edition 33/250 Richar...

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1980s Photorealist Richard Estes Art

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Screen

Urban Landscapes Oct 83 Exhibit
Urban Landscapes Oct 83 Exhibit

Urban Landscapes Oct 83 Exhibit

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Artist Name: Richard Estes Year: 1983 Size-Width Size-Height: 22¾" x 20"  Natalie Knight Gallery David Krut Fine Art 8 Oct 83 Unframed in Very Good Condition. Richard Estes is an ...

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Urban Landscapes No. 3
Urban Landscapes No. 3

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The complete set of eight screenprints in colours, 1981, on Fabriano Cotone paper, with full margins, signed and numbered from the edition of 50 in pencil (there were also 15 artist'...

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1980s Photorealist Richard Estes Art

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Find a wide variety of authentic Richard Estes art available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Richard Estes in screen print, woodcut print, lithograph and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 1980s and is mostly associated with the Photorealist style. Not every interior allows for large Richard Estes art, so small editions measuring 13 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Jeanette Pasin-Sloan, Tom Blackwell, and Davis Cone. Richard Estes art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2,000 and tops out at $33,695, while the average work can sell for $6,500.
Questions About Richard Estes Art
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Richard Estes uses more than one kind of paint. His photorealistic compositions typically begin with acrylic underpaintings. Once Estes has an outline to work from, he usually paints with oils over top. Among his most famous works are Salzburg Cathedral, Telephone Booths and People's Flowers. Find a selection of Richard Estes art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Considered one of the founding photorealist painters, Richard Estes reportedly still lives and works between residences in New York and Maine. Basing his paintings off of photographs, the work is incredibly detailed and realistic looking and typically focuses on modern architecture. On 1stDibs, find a variety of original artwork from top artists.