Editions & Works on Paper 
14 August 2024
Editions & Works on Paper 
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Richard Estes b.1932

D-Train

1988
screenprint in colors on museum board image: 35¾ h × 72⅛ w in (91 × 183 cm) sight: 37⅛ h × 73⅝ w in (94 × 187 cm)
estimate: $20,000–30,000
result: $25,200
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This work is number 5 from the edition of 125 printed by Domberger KG, Stuttgart and published by Parasol Press, Ltd., New York.
provenance: Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York | Private Collection
literature: Richard Estes: Paintings & Prints, Arthur, pg. 128

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The present lot is exemplary of the hyper-realistic urban landscapes for which Richard Estes is best known. The monumental work measures roughly 3 feet by 6 feet and is the largest print by the artist. To arrive at the completed work, Estes created a maquette and worked closely with Edition Domberger throughout the printing process. In the end, the lifelike work eerily void of human presence, was created using 212 colors and more than 100 layers of ink.

Richard Estes working on D-Train in 1987. Image via Edition Domberger
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