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Richard Estes
Estimate
300,000 - 400,000 USD
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Description
- Richard Estes
- Times Square at 3:53 P.M., Winter
- signed
- oil on canvas
- 27 by 48 3/4 in. 68.6 by 123.8 cm.
- Executed in 1985.
Provenance
Private Collection, New York (acquired directly from the artist in 1989)
Christie's, New York, May 14, 2002, lot 37
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Christie's, New York, May 14, 2002, lot 37
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
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. 36, p. 48, illustrated in color
Portland Museum of Art, Richard Estes: Urban Landscapes, May - July 1991
New York, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, Richard Estes: Paintings 1967-1993, May - July 1994
Savannah College of Art and Design, Exhibit A Gallery, Photorealists, October - November 1997, p. 21, illustrated
Seoul, Samsung Museum of Modern Art, Illusion and Reality: Hyperrealism Painting in Korea and America, March - April 2001, p. 71, illustrated
Aarhus Kunstmuseum, This is America: American Photorealists, September - November 2001, pp. 48-49, illustrated
Boca Raton Museum of Art, Shock of the Real: Photorealism Revisted, December 2008 - March 2009
Portland Museum of Art, Richard Estes: Urban Landscapes, May - July 1991
New York, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, Richard Estes: Paintings 1967-1993, May - July 1994
Savannah College of Art and Design, Exhibit A Gallery, Photorealists, October - November 1997, p. 21, illustrated
Seoul, Samsung Museum of Modern Art, Illusion and Reality: Hyperrealism Painting in Korea and America, March - April 2001, p. 71, illustrated
Aarhus Kunstmuseum, This is America: American Photorealists, September - November 2001, pp. 48-49, illustrated
Boca Raton Museum of Art, Shock of the Real: Photorealism Revisted, December 2008 - March 2009
Literature
Louis K. Meisel, Richard Estes: The Complete Paintings 1966-1985, New York, 1986, p. 128, illustrated
Louis K. Meisel, Photorealism Since 1980, New York, 1993, pl. 551, p. 181, illustrated in color
Carsten Grubach, "Det er altsa ogsa Amerika," Jydske Vestkysten, August 22, 2001, illustrated
Mette Sandbye, "Spejlverdener," Weekend Avisen, August 28, 2001, illustrated
Abraham Broderson, "Den uvirkelige virkelighed," Politiken, August 31, 2001, illustrated
Max Melgaard, "Jamen det er jo Amerika," Nordjyske Stiftstidende, October 2, 2001, illustrated
"Nej, Det er Ikke et Fotografi," Arhus/Onsdag, October 3, 2001 illustrated
Louis K. Meisel, Photorealism Since 1980, New York, 1993, pl. 551, p. 181, illustrated in color
Carsten Grubach, "Det er altsa ogsa Amerika," Jydske Vestkysten, August 22, 2001, illustrated
Mette Sandbye, "Spejlverdener," Weekend Avisen, August 28, 2001, illustrated
Abraham Broderson, "Den uvirkelige virkelighed," Politiken, August 31, 2001, illustrated
Max Melgaard, "Jamen det er jo Amerika," Nordjyske Stiftstidende, October 2, 2001, illustrated
"Nej, Det er Ikke et Fotografi," Arhus/Onsdag, October 3, 2001 illustrated
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling along the edges. The colors are bright, fresh and clean. Under close inspection, an extremely small, isolated media accretion is visible 1½ inches from the top and 10 ½ inches from the left edges, likely inherent to the artists working method. There is a very faint vertical abrasion mark towards the bottom of the canvas, 6 inches from the left edge. Under Ultraviolet light inspection there is no evidence 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.
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.
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
"Richard Estes' painting is painting of an instant before it can be shattered into a thousand pieces, into a thousand shrill noises, an equilibrium dreamt of and given form. In this, it is not a painting of impression but of memory; it is surreal." Nico Orengo in: Exh. Cat., Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Richard Estes, 2007, p. 115