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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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  1. Richard Estes, Mayflower, Öl auf LeinwandMayflowerLempertz · €321,300≈ $427,329≈ £221,724Sign up to see
  2. Richard Estes, Car Reflection, 1969, oil on canvasCar ReflectionPhillips · $250,000≈ £189,840≈ €211,149Sign up to see
  3. Richard Estes, Downtown, 2002, Öl auf HolzDowntownVan Ham · €99,000≈ $107,564≈ £84,238Sign up to see

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  1. Richard Estes, Qualicraft Shoes, 1974, Screenprint on paper mounted on museum board as issued
    Qualicraft Shoes, 1974
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 29/100
    33 3/8" x 46 7/8" w (sheet)
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 87
    $1,600≈ £1,273≈ €1,484HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  2. Richard Estes, 4 1/2% Interest (from the Urban Landscapes No. 2 portfolio), 1979, screenprint in colors on Fabriano Cottone
    4 1/2% Interest (from the Urban Landscapes No. 2 portfolio), 1979
    Screenprint
    20 h x 13 w in (51 x 33 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 138
    $2,016≈ £1,617≈ €1,885Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  3. Richard Estes, Big Diamonds (from the Urban Landscapes No. 2 portfolio), 1979, screenprint in colors on Fabriano Cottone
    Big Diamonds (from the Urban Landscapes No. 2 portfolio), 1979
    Screenprint
    13⅞ h x 19⅞ w in (35 x 50 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 140
    $1,890≈ £1,516≈ €1,767Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  4. Richard Estes, Pressing Machinery (from the Urban Landscapes No. 2 portfolio), screenprint in colors on Fabriano Cottone
    Pressing Machinery (from the Urban Landscapes No. 2 portfolio)
    Screenprint
    19⅝ h x 12⅞ w in (50 x 33 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 142
    $2,394≈ £1,921≈ €2,238Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  5. Richard Estes, Shopping Center (from the Urban Landscapes No. 3 portfolio), 1979, screenprint in colors on Fabriano Cottone
    Shopping Center (from the Urban Landscapes No. 3 portfolio), 1979
    Screenprint
    19¾ h x 13⅜ w in (50 x 34 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 177
    $1,638≈ £1,314≈ €1,531Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  6. Richard Estes, Oriental Cuisine (from the Urban Landscapes No. 1 portfolio), 1972, screenprint in colors on Schoeller Parole
    Oriental Cuisine (from the Urban Landscapes No. 1 portfolio), 1972
    Screenprint
    13⅜ h x 20⅛ w in (34 x 51 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 179
    $1,764≈ £1,415≈ €1,649Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  7. Richard Estes, Nass Linoleum (from the Urban Landscapes No. 1 portfolio), 1979, screenprint in colors on Fabriano Cottone
    Nass Linoleum (from the Urban Landscapes No. 1 portfolio), 1979
    Screenprint
    15 h x 17⅞ w in (38 x 45 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 181
    $2,520≈ £2,022≈ €2,356Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  8. Richard Estes, Venice-imbarcadero a palazzo ducale, 1978, oil on paper laid on panel
    Venice-imbarcadero a palazzo ducale, 1978
    Oil · Paper
    15 x 19 3/4 in. (38.1 x 50.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 250
    $88,900≈ £71,029≈ €81,702Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $35,000–45,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Richard Estes, Holland Hotel (A. p. 127), 1980, Screenprint in colors, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins
    Holland Hotel (A. p. 127), 1980
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. AP
    I. 45 1/2 x 72 in. (115.6 x 182.9 cm) S. 46 1/2 x 76 in. (118.1 x 193 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 8
    $11,970≈ £9,937≈ €11,187Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Richard Estes, Salzburg Cathedral, from Urban Landscapes I (A. p. 126), 1983, Screenprint in colors, on Fabriano Cottone paper, with full margins
    Salzburg Cathedral, from Urban Landscapes I (A. p. 126), 1983
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 84/250
    I. 20 x 14 1/4 in. (50.8 x 36.2 cm) S. 27 1/4 x 21 1/4 in. (69.2 x 54 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 9
    $756≈ £628≈ €707Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Phillips ↗
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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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