Andy Capp

Estes, Richard

Andy Capp, 1982

Screenprint

Screenprint from 1982 depicting the iconic British comic-strip character Andy Capp, rendered through Estes’s crisp photorealist sensibility. Published during a period when Estes was extending his vocabulary beyond urban storefronts into popular imagery, the print balances graphic clarity with subtle spatial depth. Literature reference: J. Arthur, Richard Estes: Painting and Prints, Pomegranate Artbooks, 1993, pp. 125–126.

Image size: 19 1/4" x 17 1/4"

Literature: J. Arthur, Richard Estes: Painting and Prints, Pomegranate Artbooks, 1993, pp. 125–126

Description: Richard Estes’s 1982 screenprint *Andy Capp* presents the eponymous British comic-strip character through the artist’s signature photorealist lens. Executed in crisp, layered silkscreen, the image measures approximately 19¼ by 17¼ inches and reflects Estes’s mid‑career expansion from urban storefronts into the realm of popular culture. The work is grounded in his broader engagement with reflections, surface, and light—hallmarks of his *Urban Landscapes* series—yet here applied to a figure of mass media rather than architectural detail. Quietly, the print bridges high and low visual culture, offering a precise, contemplative take on a familiar icon, situated within the artist’s evolving exploration of visual vernacular.

$ 3,000