Maurice French Ice Cream
Artist/Culture
Richard Estes
(American, born 1932)
Date1972
Mediumcolor screenprint on white wove paper
Dimensionsimage: 34.3 × 51.4 cm (13 1/2 × 20 1/4 in.)
sheet: 49.9 × 69.7 cm (19 5/8 × 27 7/16 in.)
sheet: 49.9 × 69.7 cm (19 5/8 × 27 7/16 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineNational Endowment for the Arts Museum Purchase Plan
Object number1977.90
Label TextRichard Estes is known for his Photorealist representations of urban settings that glorify the materials of modern architecture: stainless steel, chrome, and highly reflective plate glass windows. His finished works feature flawless reflections of architectural features, like the storefronts in Maurice French Ice Cream.
Estes combines multiple photographs to create his layered compositions. He renders each object with an extensive level of detail, including even minutiae like paint peeling from the windowsill in New York Pressing Machine. He merged several photographic viewpoints in his paintings and prints, resulting in images unattainable even by period cameras. For example, in Manhattan, he dutifully replicated reflections of the city street, yet purposely eliminated his own reflection in the store window.ProvenanceParasol Press, Ltd., New York, NYOn View
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