Amazing Photorealistic Paintings By Richard Estes

These paintings absolutely blow me away!   When looking at them you often have to remind yourself that they are actually paintings and not just photgraphs.  The detailing!!!!

Richard Estes is an American artist best known for his photo-realist paintings. They often consist of clean inatimate scenes of cities. He is widely regarded as one of the founders of the photorealist movement of the 1960's. His paintings make you realize how even the mundane things in life can be quite beautiful.

More Amazing Work By Richard Estes

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