Born in Kewanee, Illinois, Richard Estes became a New York and Maine based artist, earning a reputation for photo-realist art, prints and posters after working as a commercial artist.
He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1952 to 1956 and then spent ten years in publishing and advertising in New York and in Spain.
By 1966, he had saved enough money to paint art, prints and posters full time, and two years later had his first solo exhibition in New York where he has also exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. In 1971, he earned a National Council for the Arts Fellowship.
Estes, Richard
2007 Screenprint Signed and numbered 28 ½ x 20 in Edition of 58 SOLD1974 Screenprint Signed and numbered 35 ½ x 49 ¼ in Edition of 100 SOLD1982 Screenprint Signed and numbered 27 x 21 in Edition of 250 SOLD(from Urban Landscapes II) 1979 Screenprint Signed and numbered 27 ½ x 19 5/8 in Edition of 100 SOLD(from Urban Landscapes II) 1979 Screenprint Signed and numbered 27 ½ x 19 5/8 in Edition of 100 SOLDHe studied at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1952 to 1956 and then spent ten years in publishing and advertising in New York and in Spain.
By 1966, he had saved enough money to paint art, prints and posters full time, and two years later had his first solo exhibition in New York where he has also exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. In 1971, he earned a National Council for the Arts Fellowship.