Lot 90
  • 90

RICHARD ESTES (B. 1932) | Untitled, 1978

Estimate
800 - 1,200 USD
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Description

  • Richard Estes (b. 1932)
  • Untitled, 1978
  • graphite on paper
  • Sheet: 6 by 8 in. (15.2 by 20.3 cm.); Framed: 12 1/2 by 14 1/8 in. (31.8 by 35.9 cm.)
  • Executed in 1978.
graphite on paper

Provenance

Allan Stone Gallery, New York

Exhibited

New York, Allan Stone Projects, 'Draughtsmanship: Selected Drawings from the Allan Stone Collection,' March - April 2018

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The sheet is window matted and hinged along the reverse of the upper edge to the backing board. The right edge is uneven from having been removed from a spiral notebook. There is time staining to the extreme edges of the sheet, not visible when matted. There are two passages of faint discoloration to the center of the sheet, visible upon close inspection. There are scattered handling marks and media smudging, primarily to the upper left corner. Framed under Plexiglas.
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Catalogue Note

Richard Estes is one of the foremost Photo Realist painters and was given his first solo exhibition at the Allan Stone Gallery in 1968. He was greatly influenced by the realist painting and drawing of Edgar Degas, Edward Hopper, and Thomas Eakins when he studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Estes is the recipient of a National Council for the Arts fellowship and is a member of the National Academy of Design. His works can be found in numerous collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.