Richard Estes: Paintings and Prints (A Chameleon Book) [Hardcover]

John Arthur (Author), Richard Estes (Painter)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1993

, 143 pages including Acknowledgements and Introduction at Front and Selected Bibliography, Index and Photo Credits at rear, illustrated throughout with numerous black and white and colour photographic plates

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From Library Journal

This is an intelligent, informative survey of one of America's leading photorealist painters. It includes a generous assortment of full-sized reproductions of Estes's portraits, street scenes, and cityscapes (mostly Manhattan, but also cities in Europe and Japan). Arthur covers the artist's themes and techniques and the influence of masters such as Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer, and Edward Hopper. He concludes that in the end Estes is "a traditional painter, a resolute and highly determined image maker." The evolution of a studio painting ( Shinjuku ) is described in detail, and a catalogue raisonne of Estes's graphic work is included. The author has published several previous monographs on Estes, but this comprehensive study must be considered a "best buy" for large American art collections.
- Stephen Rees, Bucks Cty. Free Lib., Levittown, Pa.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 143 pages
• Publisher: Pomegranate Art Books; 1st edition (May 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566404517
• ISBN-13: 978-1566404518
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 10.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,156,727 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Illuminates the World, Stimulates the Mind, May 13, 2006

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This review is from: Richard Estes: Paintings and Prints (A Chameleon Book) (Hardcover)

This was the book that introduced me to my favorite painter, by far. Unable to find this book when the one I had began to fall apart, I had my copy rebound in leather. About the best thing is the organization: from the early facades, to streets, to panoramas and portraits. Looking at these paintings brings my mind into focus like nothing else.

One of the strangest experiences I've ever had was visiting the site of Estes' "View From Twin Peaks," 1990, in late 1996 and showing the painting to the vending guy in the white hat (his name is Mike); he had no idea he was in this great painting!

Estes' artistry is absolute perfection. I have never thought much of most "photorealists," but Estes is a superrealist who not only captures the urban landscape in both its vastness and minutest detail, but stylizes the paintings with a perspective that is lucid and clear. I can't recommend this book enough.