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Richard Estes | |||
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1932 in Kewanee, IL Lives and works in New York, NY |
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| Water Taxi, Mount Desert, 1999 | ||||
| oil
paint on canvas 35 x 66 1/4 inches Bebe and Crosby Kemper Collection Gift of the Enid and Crosby Kemper Foundation 2002.13 |
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| Estes is a major figure in
American painting and is an originator of Photorealism. He often depicts
street and city scenes, images of water and water transport. His large-scale
works attest to his precision and attention to detail. Since the death of
his companion, water has become a comforting symbol for him. Here the woman
and child may suggest acute yearning as they turn, isolated from one another,
and look back at Mount Desert Island, Maine. Estes lives a portion of the
year in Maine. |
