Reflective storefront windows, theater marquees and subway cars populate the artwork of American artist Richard Estes. Throughout his career, the Illinois native has been drawn to the iconography of large cities, depicting urban settings in Photorealist paintings.
D Train, 1988,
screenprint, 42 1/8 x 77 inches.
Portland Museum of Art, Maine. Private collection, 6.2020.9.
Image courtesy Luc Demers. © Richard Estes
Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Derin Tanyol of the Hyde Collection says Richard Estes: Urban Landscapes is a traveling exhibit organized by the Portland Museum of Art in Maine, with support provided by Art Bridges.
Learn more about the exhibit from Derin Tanyol here.
The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls is the first museum to display the traveling show. You have until September 15 to view it. Learn more about the show at hydecollection.org.
Bus with Reflection of the Flatiron Building, 1967– 1968
oil on board, 36 x 48 inches.
Portland Museum of Art, Maine. Private collection, 7.2019.1.
Image courtesy Luc Demers. © Richard Estes
You also have until September 15 to see the “Surrealism” exhibit at the Hyde. Learn more about that show here.