RICHARD ESTES
American, b. 1932
(New York, Maine)
Born:
Kewanee, Illinois
Education:
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
CATALOGS
SELECTED BOOKS
Richard Estes is regarded as one of the founders of the Photo-Realist movement which emerged in America in the late 1960s. He belongs to a rich history of artists who have depicted New York City, and has a detailed knowledge of the city's diverse architecture, infrastructure and habitants. Although not a native New Yorker, New York has been his home and a recurring motif in his work for over 30 years.
Habitually depicting urban landscapes, Estes begins with photography to collect and record information. He then works free-hand to paint in a fluid and open-ended process his remarkably intricate and realistic scenes. While unquestionably reconstructing reality, Estes' paintings and prints expand the sensory range of the viewer allowing a greater focus and providing more information than the naked eye. His prints are no exception in creating this extrasensory experience. They are built up in layers of color and capture a palette and vitality similar to the detailed clarity of his paintings. Estes remains a prominent figure in the contemporary art world, and has secured a place in art history as one of the most captivating American realists to date.
source: Askart/artist_bio/RichardEstes/RoGallery
American, b. 1932
(New York, Maine)
Born:
Kewanee, Illinois
Education:
- Art Institute of Chicago from 1952-1956
- Publishing/Advertising in New York & Spain
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 1983 Allan Stone Gallery, New York, NY
- 1985 Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, NY
- 1990 "Richard Estes: The Complete Prints and the Japan Paintings," Sert Gallery, Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
- 1990 "Richard Estes 1990," Japan Traveling Exhibition: Isetan Museum, Tokyo; The Museum of Art, Kintetsu, Osaka; Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, catalogue
- 1991 "Richard Estes: Urban Landscapes," Portland Museum of Art, ME
- 1994 "Paintings 1967-1993", Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, NY
- 1995 Marborough Gallery, New York, NY
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
- 1983 "Modern Art in the West," Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art
- 1984 "Andrew Wyeth: A Trojan Horse Modernist," Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC
- 1984 "On 42nd Street: Artists Visions," Whitney Museum of American Art at Philip Morris, New York
- 1991 "Images in American Art 1960-1990," Southern Alleghanies Museum of Art, Saint Francis College Mall, Loretto, PA
- 1994 "Review of the Season", Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, NY
- 1996 "Paper Work", Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, NY, Feb. 3 - 24
- 1996 "Attention to Detail (Realism in All Forms)", Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, NY, March 2 - 23
- 1997 "Photorealism", Jaffe Baker Gallery, Boca Raton, FL, Jan. 9-31
- 1997 "Photorealists", Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA, October 2 - November 25
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Arthur, John. "Conversations with Richard Estes," Architectural Digest, Oct. 1982.
- New York Magazine, May 13, 1985, p. 40 illustration.
- Meisel, Louis K. "Richard Estes", Composicion Arquitectonica-Art & Architecture, Feb. 1990, pp. 5 - 24.
- New York Magazine, November 26, 1990, ill. p. 38.
- Hurwitz, Laurie S. "Richard Estes: Illusion and Reality," American Artist, Dec. 1991, pp. 28 - 35.
- Smith, Roberta. "Art in Review", The New York Times, May 19, 1995, p.C28.
- Kramer, Hilton. "Richard Estes, Photorealist: Beautiful but Dumb", the New York Observer, June 5, 1995, p.1, p.19.
- "The Photorealists," Savannah College of Art and Design-The Magazine, Fall/Winter 1997, pp. 33-34.
- Tully, Judd. "Buoyant Market for Charles Bell's 'Fewer than 200' Works",
- Art Newsletter, 13 January 1998, Vol. XXIII, No. 10, p. 5.
CATALOGS
- Richard Estes: A Decade. Allan Stone Gallery, New York, 1983.
- On 42nd Street: Artists Visions. Whitney Museum of American Art at Philip Morris, New York, Sept. 26 - Dec. 5, 1984.
- Arthur, John. Introduction to Richard Estes. traveling exhibition, Japan: Isetan Museum, Tokyo, July 26 - Aug. 21; The Museum of Art, Kintetsu, Osaka, Aug. 24 - Sept. 10; Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Sept. 15 - Oct. 21, 1990.
- New Art in an Old City/2. with essay by Edward Lucie-Smith. The Virlane Foundation and The K & B Corporation Collections, New Orleans, LA, pp.37-38, 1994.
- Van Baron, Judith & Betz, Margaret. Photorealists, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA, 1997.
SELECTED BOOKS
- Arthur, John. Realists at Work: Studio Interviews and Working Methods of 10 Leading Contemporary Painters, New York: Watson-Guptill, 1983.
- Finch, Christopher. American Watercolors, New York: Abbeville Press, 1986.
- Meisel, Louis K., and John Perreault. Richard Estes: The Complete Paintings
- 1966-1985. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1986.
- Mathey, Francois. American Realism: A Pictorial Survey from the Early 18th
- Century to the Seventies. New York: Portland House, 1987.
- Arthur, John. Spirit of Place: Contemporary Landscape Painting and The
- American Tradition. Boston: Bulfinch Press, Little Brown, 1989.
- Wood, Michael, et al. Art of the Western World. New York: Summit Books, 1989.
- Arthur, John( introduction by). Richard Estes 1990, Japan Traveling Exhibition: Isetan Museum, Tokyo; The Museum of Art, Kintetsu, Osaka; Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, 1990.
- Polsky, Richard. Art Market Guide. San Francisco: The Marlit Press, 1998
Richard Estes is regarded as one of the founders of the Photo-Realist movement which emerged in America in the late 1960s. He belongs to a rich history of artists who have depicted New York City, and has a detailed knowledge of the city's diverse architecture, infrastructure and habitants. Although not a native New Yorker, New York has been his home and a recurring motif in his work for over 30 years.
Habitually depicting urban landscapes, Estes begins with photography to collect and record information. He then works free-hand to paint in a fluid and open-ended process his remarkably intricate and realistic scenes. While unquestionably reconstructing reality, Estes' paintings and prints expand the sensory range of the viewer allowing a greater focus and providing more information than the naked eye. His prints are no exception in creating this extrasensory experience. They are built up in layers of color and capture a palette and vitality similar to the detailed clarity of his paintings. Estes remains a prominent figure in the contemporary art world, and has secured a place in art history as one of the most captivating American realists to date.
source: Askart/artist_bio/RichardEstes/RoGallery
