East River, New York (from the portfolio "Kinderstern"), 1989
| 2017 |
Drents Museum. The American Dream: American Realism 1945–2017. Assen: Drents Museum, Marlborough Inc. |
| Richard Estes: Obra Reciente. Barcelona: Marlborough Barcelona. | |
| 2015 | Sims, Patterson. Richard Estes Painting New York City. New York: Museum of Arts and Design, 2015. |
| 2014 |
Sims, Patterson; May, Jessica; and Ferrulli, Helen. Richard Estes Realism. Washington: Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine, and Smithsonian American Art Museum. |
| 2012 | Marlborough Inc. Richard Estes: New York by Night. New York: Marlborough Gallery. |
| 2006 | Wilmerding, John. Richard Estes. New York: Rizzoli. |
| 1993 | Arthur, John. Richard Estes: Paintings & Prints. Petaluma, California: Pomegranate Communications. |
| 1979 | Canaday, John. Richard Estes: The Urban Landscape. New York: New York Graphic Society. |
