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Richard Estes

Painting New York City

Mar 10–Sep 20, 2015

Self Portrait, 2013

Spanning from the mid-1960s to the present, Richard Estes: Painting New York City presents works by this quintessential New York artist and enduring leader of the Photorealist movement. Providing an unprecedented insight into the artist's creative process, the exhibition reveals a full range of Estes' paintings and works on paper, including his photographs, silkscreens and woodcuts and their various proofs, states, and art-making tools.

Richard Estes: Painting New York is organized by guest curator Patterson Sims, along with Sophia Merkin, Curatorial Assistant and Project Manager.

Support for Richard Estes: Painting New York City is provided by Louis K. and Susan P. Meisel, T.A. Cox, Verena and Rod Cushman, Elizabeth B. and Edward C. Johnson III,  Chris Jones, Arlene and Robert Kogod, Marlborough Gallery, the Wyeth Foundation for American Art, Ginny Mancini, the Robert Lehman Foundation, Susan and David Rockefeller, Dr. Judith Goldstein, and Wendy and Martin Kaplan.

The Plaza, 1995: Oil on canvas; 36 x 66 in.; Courtesy of Louis K. Meisel Gallery
Richard Estes: Sunday Afternoon in the Park, 1989; Oil on canvas 24 x 44 in. (60.96 x 113.03 cm); Courtesy of the artist; Photo by Bruce Schwarz
Columbus Circle Looking North, 2009: Oil on canvas; 40 x 56 1/4 in.; Linden and Michelle Nelson Tenants by the Entirety; © Richard Estes; Courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York
D Train, 1991: Oil on canvas; 36 x 66 in.; Courtesy of Louis K. Meisel Gallery
Staten Island Ferry Arriving in Manhattan, 2012: Oil on canvas; 37 x 65 5/8 in.; Courtesy of a private collection; © Richard Estes, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York
Bus with Reflection of the Flatiron Building (1966-1967): Oil on canvas 36 x 48 in. Private collection Photo by Luc Demers
Seated Figures, Central Park (1967): Oil on canvas 36 x 46 in. Private collection Photo by Luc Demers
Automat (1966-1968): Oil on board 48 x 60 in. Private collection Photo by Luc Demers
Horn and Hardart Automat (1967): Oil on Masonite 48 x 60 in. Private collection Photo by Luc Demers
Study XIII, Theater, 1997: Woodcut print on Nishinouchi paper Image: 13 x 6 3/4 in. (40 x 17.1 cm) Sheet: 20 x 11 3/4 in. (50.8 x 29.8 cm) Signed and inscribed “H.C. 1/2”, aside from the edition of 40 © Richard Estes, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York
Hand-annotated color proof of Kentucky Fried Chicken, 2007: Image: 24 x 16 in. (61 x 40.6 cm) Sheet: 28 1/2 x 20 in. (72.4 x 50.8 cm) © Richard Estes, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York
Richard Estes: M Train on Route to Manhattan Approaches the Williamsburg Bridge, 1995; Oil on illustration board; 20 x 30 in. (50.8 x 76.2 cm); Courtesy of Louis K. Meisel Gallery
Richard Estes: Apollo, 1968
Richard Estes: Columbus Circle, Maine Monument, 1989
Richard Estes: Corner Café, 2014
Richard Estes: Hotel Empire, 1987
Richard Estes: The Eye Man, 2014
Richard Estes: Times Square, 2004
Richard Estes: Urban Landscapes I: Seagram Building, 1972
Richard Estes: Williamsburg Bridge, 2006
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