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# Richard Estes

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Richard Estes is an American artist, best known for his photorealist paintings. The paintings generally consist of reflective, clean, and inanimate city and geometric landscapes. He is regarded as one of the founders of the international photo-realist movement of the late 1960s, with such painters a

##  Quotes by Richard Estes

> [I think the real test is to plan something and be able to carry it out to the very end. Not that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-estes/i-think-the-real-test-is-to-plan-something-and-be-able-to-carry-it/)

[Richard Estes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-estes/)

[Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5e/richard-estes-66851_able_i-think-the-real-test-is-to-plan-somethi_316020.jpg)

> [I think the popular concept of the artist is a person who has this great passion and enthusiasm and super emotion. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-estes/i-think-the-popular-concept-of-the-artist-is-a-person-who-has-this/)

[Richard Estes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-estes/)

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/957/richard-estes-66851_art_i-think-the-popular-concept-of-the-artis_1659019.jpg)

> [An actor can do a play on Broadway for three years. Every night he's expressing the same emotion in exactly the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-estes/an-actor-can-do-a-play-on-broadway-for-three-years-every-night-he-s/)

[Richard Estes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-estes/)

[Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8d/richard-estes-66851_actors_an-actor-can-do-a-play-on-broadway-for-t_2027942.jpg)

> [Usually it's a pretty calculated, sustained, and slow process by which you develop something. The effect can be one of spontaneity, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-estes/usually-it-s-a-pretty-calculated-sustained-and-slow-process-by-which/)

[Richard Estes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-estes/)

[Artistry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artistry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21c/richard-estes-66851_artistry_usually-it-s-a-pretty-calculated-sustain_2725840.jpg)

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