Richard Estes — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works212

Museum Acquisitions

Whitney

MoMA

Met

NGA Washington

Previous Sales 74

Christie's

View of Telegraph Hill from Broadway and Filbert, 1990

Sotheby's

Christie's

Christie's

Pont du Carrousel, 1984

Christie's

Sotheby's

Central Park, Looking North from Belvedere Castle, 1987

$857,250

May 2023

Christie's

Gifts of Nature, 1978

$1,284,000

Mar 2023

Christie's

Broadway at 70th Street, 1985

$819,000

Nov 2022

Christie's

Pont du Carousel, 1984

$756,000

Nov 2022

Christie's

View of Paris (Pont Alexandre), 1986

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Sep 2022

Christie's

Venice - Imbarcadero a Palazzo Ducale, 1979

Christie's

Christie's

Sandwiches, Hamburgers, Frankfurters, 1970

£97,500 ($129k USD)

Mar 2018

Christie's

Amsterdam Avenue and 96th Street, 1995

Christie's

Christie's

Christie's

View of New York from Staten Island on the Ferry, 2008

$422,500

May 2012

Christie's

Antarctica VI, 2007

$542,500

May 2011

Christie's

J & H Grocery, 1992

Christie's

Christie's

Auto Graveyard, 1968

£78,000 ($103k USD)

Jun 2005

Christie's

Columbus Circle, 1996

$329,600

May 2005

Christie's

Sandwiches, Hamburgers, Frankfurters, 1970

$57,360

May 2004

Christie's

Baby Doll Lounge, 1978

$421,900

May 2004

Christie's

Paris Opera House, 2000

£218,050 ($288k USD)

Jun 2003

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Market543 auction results

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$1.4K – $1.3M

44 of 48 paintings lots with prices

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$321K

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$178K

44 priced paintings lots

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Dec 2025 · $53.3K

Latest tracked sale in this object type

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Paintings: $178K medianWorks on paper: $11.1K medianEditioned prints: $2.8K medianBooks/portfolios: $2.2K medianPosters/ephemera: $5.3K medianUnclassified lots: — median

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Galleries1

#648 Louis K. Meisel Gallery

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Education1

School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)

Chicago, IL, USA

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Publications7

Monograph 2

Richard Estes: Phaidon Focus

Phaidon Press · 2014

Richard Estes

Rizzoli · 2006

Exhibition Catalog 5

Richard Estes Author

Skira · 2015

Richard Estes Realism A Retrospective

Yale University Press · 2014

Photorealism: 50 Years of Hyperrealistic Painting

Hatje Cantz · 2013

Fotorealismus: 50 Jahre hyperrealistische Malerei

Hatje Cantz · 2012

Richard Estes

Rizzoli · 2008

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Current Exhibitions1

Alpha 137 Gallery

Landscapes, Cityscapes, Waterscapes and Skyscapes: paintings, works on paper and prints

Helen Frankenthaler, Damien Hirst, Roy Lichtenstein, Ed Ruscha, David Hockney, Wolf Kahn, Ai Weiwei, Peter Saul, Marsden Hartley, Paul Resika, Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons, Richard Serra, Cy Twombly, Alex Katz, Richard Estes, Robert Rauschenberg, Claes Oldenburg, FAILE, Mark di Suvero, Allan D'Arcangelo, Jennifer Losch Bartlett, Peter Blake, Christo, Peter Max, Sonia Gechtoff, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Martin Creed, Jonas Wood, Gregory Amenoff, Joe Brainard, Red Grooms, Billy Al Bengston, April Gornik, Gerald Laing, Paula Scher, Michael Lekakis, Paul Feeley, William T. Wiley, John Button, Hyde Solomon, Howard Kanovitz, George Trakas, Asa Cheffetz, Lynton Wells, Melissa Miller, Milton Glaser, Bob Stanley, Walter Darby Bannard, Katherine Porter, Lois Dodd, Richard Haas, Thelma Appel, Alan Cote, Norman Carton, Ben Wilson, Edward Giobbi, Franz Eggenschwiler, Javacheff Christo, David Shapiro (b. 1922), Kathan Brown, William Waitzman, Helen Siegl

Showplace Design and Antique Center, 40 W 25th St 2nd floor, New York, NY 10010, United States

Jun 12, 2026 — Sep 10, 2026

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Recent News9

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CONTEMPORARY ART Day Sale on 6 December at 2pm - Christie's

Christie’s Paris has announced two major contemporary art auctions scheduled for late 2023, consisting of a live sale on December 6 and an online sale…

marketMar 31, 2026

POST-WAR & CONTEMPORARY ART DAY SALE TOTALS $66,301,630 - Christie's

Christie’s New York concluded its Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale on November 10, 2023, generating a total of $66.3 million. The auction saw stro…

marketMar 30, 2026

Addison Gallery Unveils New Spring Exhibitions Highlighting American Art And Phillips Academy Connections

The Addison Gallery of American Art at Phillips Academy has launched its spring exhibition season, featuring a diverse range of shows that draw from i…

exhibitionsMar 4, 2026

photorealism in focus the rose art museum

The Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University has opened a survey exhibition titled 'Photorealism in Focus.' The show brings together works by more than …

exhibitionsFeb 12, 2026

New exhibits at Rose Art Museum delve into photorealism, notions of refuge

Two new winter exhibitions open February 11, 2026 at the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University: “Photorealism in Focus” and “Yinka Shonibare: Sanctua…

exhibitionsJan 28, 2026

National Air and Space Museum Announces Robert Rauschenberg Exhibition Will Open in July 2026

The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum has announced that its newly renovated Flight and the Arts Center will open on July 1, 2026, with two …

exhibitionsJan 14, 2026

Venture Forward gifts name Wilmerding Pavilion and Anschutz Galleries in Princeton University Art Museum

Two major gifts from Louisa Stude Sarofim and The Anschutz Foundation, part of Princeton University's Venture Forward campaign, will name the Wilmerdi…

exhibitionsOct 7, 2025

Waddington Custot to open in Paris ahead of Art Basel Paris

Waddington Custot has announced it will open a new gallery at 36 rue de Seine in Paris, occupying the historic space formerly home to Lansberg Gallery…

marketJul 23, 2025

ben schonzeit imaginary friends louis k meisel

American artist Ben Schonzeit, a pioneer of Photorealism, presents his current solo exhibition "Ben Schonzeit: Imaginary Friends" at Louis K. Meisel G…

exhibitionsMay 29, 2025

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Past Exhibitions6

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Alpha 137 Gallery

Landscapes, Cityscapes, Waterscapes and Skyscapes: paintings, works on paper and prints

Helen Frankenthaler, Damien Hirst, Roy Lichtenstein, Ed Ruscha, David Hockney, Wolf Kahn, Peter Saul, Marsden Hartley, Paul Resika, Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons, Richard Serra, Cy Twombly, Alex Katz, Richard Estes, Robert Rauschenberg, Claes Oldenburg, FAILE, Mark di Suvero, Allan D'Arcangelo, Jennifer Losch Bartlett, Peter Blake, Christo, Peter Max, Sonia Gechtoff, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Martin Creed, Jonas Wood, Gregory Amenoff, Joe Brainard, Red Grooms, Billy Al Bengston, April Gornik, Gerald Laing, Paula Scher, Michael Lekakis, Paul Feeley, William T. Wiley, John Button, Hyde Solomon, Howard Kanovitz, George Trakas, Asa Cheffetz, Lynton Wells, Milton Glaser, Bob Stanley, Walter Darby Bannard, Katherine Porter, Lois Dodd, Richard Haas, Thelma Appel, Alan Cote, Norman Carton, Ben Wilson, Edward Giobbi, Franz Eggenschwiler, Javacheff Christo, David Shapiro (b. 1922), Kathan Brown, William Waitzman, Helen Siegl

Showplace Design and Antique Center, 40 W 25th St 2nd floor, New York, NY 10010, United States

Mar 12, 2026 — May 27, 2026

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#6,828 Plus One Gallery

Rivaling Reality - 60 Years of Photorealism

Richard Estes

Av. Meritxell, 61, AD500 Andorra la Vella, Andorra

Feb 28, 2026 — May 29, 2026

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#590 Schoelkopf Gallery

Richard Estes An Exhibition of Prints and Editions, featuring EAT

Richard Estes

390 Broadway 3rd floor, New York, NY 10013, United States

Jun 16, 2022 — Jul 22, 2022

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#590 Schoelkopf Gallery

Richard Estes Voyages

Richard Estes

390 Broadway 3rd floor, New York, NY 10013, United States

Jun 14, 2021 — Jul 30, 2021

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Museum of Arts and Design

Richard Estes

Mar 10, 2015 — Sep 20, 2015

Richard Estes Painting New York City March 10, 2015 to September 20, 2015 Ralph Pucci The Art of the Mannequin March 31, 2015 to August 30, 2015 Pathmakers W...

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