Richard Estes b. 1932
Considered one of the foremost Photorealist painters, the work of Richard Estes is greatly inspired by the paintings of Edgar Degas, Edward Hopper and Thomas Eakins. Despite their looser brush work, Estes' 1960s works featuring city life and people engaged in everyday activities laid the groundwork for extremely refined, masterfully detailed paintings of windowed storefronts and unassuming urban settings with an almost dreamlike atmosphere. Estes was born in Kewanee, Illinois in 1932, and raised in Chicago. He attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1952-1956, and moved to New York soon after. He worked as a graphic designer for a number of magazines and advertising agencies until 1966. Estes is the recipient of a National Council for the Arts fellowship and is a member of the National Academy of Design. His work is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, among others. He lives in New York and Maine.
Auction Results Richard Estes
Richard Estes
Bus from Urban Landscapes III
estimate: $1,500–2,500
result: $4,063
Richard Estes
Salzburg Cathedral
estimate: $800–1,200
result: $1,125
Richard Estes
Untitled (two works)
estimate: $800–1,000
result: $625
Richard Estes
Untitled
estimate: $700–900
Richard Estes
Untitled
estimate: $800–1,200
result: $715
Richard Estes
Untitled (two works)
estimate: $1,500–2,500
result: $1,250
Richard Estes
Untitled
estimate: $1,000–1,500
result: $2,125
Richard Estes
Untitled
estimate: $800–1,200
result: $585
Richard Estes
Qualicraft Shoes
estimate: $1,500–2,500
result: $4,225
Richard Estes
4 1/2 % Interest (Urban Landscapes No. 2)
estimate: $1,500–2,500
result: $1,536
Richard Estes
The Ginger Man (Urban Landscapes No. 2)
estimate: $1,500–2,500
result: $2,816
Richard Estes
Cafeteria from Radical Realism I
estimate: $1,500–2,500
result: $5,000
Richard Estes
Untitled (two works)
estimate: $800–1,000
result: $1,625
Richard Estes
Untitled
estimate: $700–900
result: $1,375
Richard Estes
Qualicraft Shoes
estimate: $1,500–2,500
result: $3,640
Richard Estes
Salzburg Cathedral
estimate: $800–1,200
result: $1,500