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Richard Estes
Estimate
300,000 - 500,000 USD
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Description
- Richard Estes
- On the Staten Island Ferry Looking Toward Manhattan
- signed
- oil on linen
- 39 1/2 by 73 in. 100.3 by 185.4 cm.
- Executed in 1989.
Provenance
Allan Stone Gallery, Inc., New York
Louis K. Meisel Collection, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Louis K. Meisel Collection, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Tokyo, Isetan Museum of Art; Osaka, The Museum of Art; Kintetsu, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Richard Estes, July - October 1990, cat. no. 54, p. 64, illustrated in color
Iwate Museum of Art; Iwaki City Art Museum; Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art; Hokkaido, Hakodate Museum of Art; New Brunswick, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Musuem, American Photorealism, April 2004 - March 2005, cat. no. 33
Iwate Museum of Art; Iwaki City Art Museum; Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art; Hokkaido, Hakodate Museum of Art; New Brunswick, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Musuem, American Photorealism, April 2004 - March 2005, cat. no. 33
Literature
John Arthur, Richard Estes: Paintings and Prints, New York 1993, p. 62, illustrated
Louis K. Meisel, Photorealism Since 1980, New York 1993, no. 600, p. 201, illustrated
Louis K. Meisel, Photorealism Since 1980, New York 1993, no. 600, p. 201, illustrated
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of wear and handling at the edges including hairline craquelure at the top and bottom pull margins. The colors are bright, fresh and clean. Under very close inspection there is an area of vertical hairline craquelure in the lower left corner, very minor and unobtrusive hairline cracks in the lower right quadrant and light and unobtrusive abrasions visible. Also under very close inspection, in the upper right there is a ½-inch area that appears to have been painted in a different texture. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there are a few pinpoint drip accretions in the ferry’s railing that fluoresce lightly, but do not appear to be the result of restoration. Framed.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"Part of the power of these pictures is that there’s kind of like a million stories embedded in them...If you go to any of these locales, these are the stage sets on which our lives have been led.”
Patterson Sims
Max Kutner, "Richard Estes' Incredibly Realistic Paintings Require a Double Take", 17 October 2014, Smithsonian.com
Patterson Sims
Max Kutner, "Richard Estes' Incredibly Realistic Paintings Require a Double Take", 17 October 2014, Smithsonian.com