Richard Estes

American · b. 1932 · Painter, Printmaker

Richard Estes is an American artist, best known for his photorealist paintings. The paintings generally consist of reflective, clean, and inanimate city and geometric… (Wikipedia)

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211lots offered2002–2026years recorded96%sold (201)$2kSign up free to seemedian price

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MayflowerLempertz · Dec 2004€321,300≈ $427,329≈ £221,724Sign up to see
Car ReflectionPhillips · Nov 2017$250,000≈ £189,840≈ €211,149Sign up to see
DowntownVan Ham · Jun 2024€99,000≈ $107,564≈ £84,238Sign up to see

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ArtSell has recorded 209 auction results for Richard Estes between 2002 and 2026, of which 201 sold (96%). A further 2 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $50Sign up free to see to $427kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $427kSign up free to see for Mayflower at Lempertz in December 2004. The most common medium is screenprints (139 lots). Most results come from Rago Auctions (73), Phillips (55) and Bonhams (24).

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Cafeteria, from Radical Realism, 1970
Lithograph · Paper
19 7/8 x 23 7/8in (50.5 x 60.6cm)
Bonhams · Jul 30, 2026 · Lot 37
$4,352≈ £3,250≈ €3,792Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
Kentucky Fried Chicken, 2007
Screenprint · Paper · ed. edition of 58
each image approx. 23 7/8 x 16in (60.6 x 40.6cm)
Bonhams · Jul 30, 2026 · Lot 38
$1,216≈ £908≈ €1,060Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
Urban Landscapes No. 3
Drawing · ed. 25/250
image 35 x 50cm; framed
Sworders · Jul 28, 2026 · Lot 210
£3,500≈ $4,650≈ €4,091HammerSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Sworders ↗
Cafeteria, from Radical Realism I, 1970
Lithograph · Paper
19 7/8 x 23 7/8in (50.5 x 60.6cm)
Bonhams · Jul 27, 2026 · Lot 99
$461≈ £346≈ €405Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,000View at Bonhams ↗
Post Office, 33rd and 8th, 2004
Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 40/49
15 14/16 x 14 3/4in (40.3 x 37.5cm)
Phillips · Jun 24, 2026 · Lot 140
$1,290≈ £980≈ €1,138Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Phillips ↗
Seagram Building (from the Urban Landscapes No. I portfolio), 1972
Screenprint
14 h x 21⅛ w in (36 x 54 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jun 3, 2026 · Lot 236
$14,080≈ £10,471≈ €12,123Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Arch, St. Louis (from the Urban Landscapes No. I portfolio), 1972
Screenprint
14⅝ h x 23⅞ w in (37 x 61 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jun 3, 2026 · Lot 238
$2,816≈ £2,094≈ €2,425Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Rago Auctions ↗
East River (from the Kinderstern portfolio), 1989
Screenprint
17¾ h x 12½ w in (45 x 32 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jun 3, 2026 · Lot 241
$1,596≈ £1,187≈ €1,374Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Salzburg Cathedral, 1983
Screenprint
19⅞ h x 14½ w in (50 x 37 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jun 3, 2026 · Lot 245
$1,280≈ £952≈ €1,102Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Cafeteria Vatican (from the Urban Landscapes III portfolio), 1981
Screenprint
14 h x 19⅞ w in (36 x 50 cm)
Wright · Apr 16, 2026 · Lot 159
$1,536≈ £1,134≈ €1,304Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗

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Richard Estes: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Richard Estes at auction?

$427,329Sign up free to see, for Mayflower at Lempertz (December 2004) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Richard Estes?

The median sale price is $2kSign up free to see across 201 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Richard Estes have sold at auction?

201 of 209 recorded lots sold between 2002 and 2026. 2 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.

Which auction houses sell Richard Estes?

Rago Auctions, Phillips and Bonhams account for the most recorded results. Rago Auctions · Phillips · Bonhams

About Richard Estes

Richard Estes is an American artist, best known for his photorealist paintings. The paintings generally consist of reflective, clean, and inanimate city and geometric landscapes. He is regarded as one of the founders of the international photo-realist movement of the late 1960s, with such painters as John Baeder, Chuck Close, Robert Cottingham, Audrey Flack, Ralph Goings, and Duane Hanson. Author Graham Thompson writes "One demonstration of the way photography became assimilated into the art world is the success of photorealist painting in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It is also called super-realism or hyper-realism and painters like Richard Estes, Denis Peterson, Audrey Flack, and Chuck Close often worked from photographic stills to create paintings that appeared to be photographs."

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