Flughafen (Airport), from Urban Landscapes No. 3
A masterful example of Photorealist printmaking, Richard Estes' *Flughafen (Airport)* captures the sleek, reflective surfaces and architectural precision of a modern airport interior with striking clarity and detail. The screenprint employs a rich palette and meticulous layering of color to replicate the cool, glassy aesthetic of contemporary urban infrastructure. As part of the *Urban Landscapes No. 3* series, the work continues Estes' celebrated exploration of the man-made environment, rendered on fine Fabriano Cottone paper that enhances the luminosity and depth of the composition.
- Medium
- Screenprint in colors, on Fabriano Cottone paper, with full margins.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
April 23, 2019
Artists in conversation
Don Eddy
American · b. 1944
Don Eddy is a leading Photorealist painter who shares Estes' obsession with reflective surfaces, glass, and the gleaming geometry of modern commercial spaces, rendering urban and consumer environments with the same hyper-precise, cool detachment seen in Flughafen.
Ralph Goings
American · b. 1928
Goings was a central figure in American Photorealism who meticulously depicted contemporary built environments and their reflective, artificial surfaces, capturing the same crisp architectural clarity and rich color layering that defines Estes' airport screenprint.
Robert Cottingham
American · b. 1935
Cottingham's Photorealist prints and paintings focus intensely on urban commercial architecture, signage, and gleaming facades, sharing Estes' precise rendering of man-made structures and the cool, graphic quality of contemporary city infrastructure.
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