Michigan Avenue with View of the Art Institute
1984 · Oil on canvas
91.4 × 121.9 cm (36 × 48 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Richard Estes
American, 1932
PaintingRealismHyperrealism
Representation
None documented
6
Institutional Exhibitions
22
Works in Collection
36
Assets Indexed
6
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0
Publications Referenced
80%
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Movements
- • Realism
- • Hyperrealism
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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Master Prints from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1989
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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Prints and Illustrated Books
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1984
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Printed Art: A View of Two Decades
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1980
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New York/New York
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1978
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Prints: Acquisitions, 1973�1976
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1976–1977
About
Why this artist matters now
Richard Estes is an American painter born in 1932 known for hyperrealistic depictions of urban landscapes and storefronts rendered in oil and acrylic. Working primarily from photographs, he constructs meticulously detailed scenes of everyday American commerce and street life, where reflections in glass and metal surfaces become integral to the composition. His work emerged during the 1960s as a distinctive strain of photorealism, distinguished by its cool palette and almost archaeological precision in rendering architectural surfaces and commodity display.
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Representation & Collections
In collection
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
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Art Institute of Chicago
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Whitney Museum of American Art
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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Auction History
Range: $950 – $1,200
| Work | Auction House | Date | Estimate | Hammer Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman's|Hindman | Apr 2026 | $1,500 – $2,000 | $950 | |
| Freeman's|Hindman | Apr 2026 | $1,500 – $2,000 | $1,200 | |
| Phillips | Sep 2025 | £1,000 – £1,500 | Unsold |
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