Stanley Bate"Spring Thaw, " 1960s Modern Abstract Paintingcirca 1960s
circa 1960s
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- Creator:Stanley Bate (1903 - 1972, American)
- Creation Year:circa 1960s
- Dimensions:Height: 32.5 in (82.55 cm)Width: 30.5 in (77.47 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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- Condition:Professionally framed in a white, wood floater frame. 32.5 x 30.5 framed.
- Gallery Location:Westport, CT
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Stanley Bate
Stanley Bate was born on March 26, 1903, in Nashville, Tennessee, to Henry C. and Nellie E. Freeman Bate. The Bates were an established Tennessee family Henry’s brother William Bate was the governor of Tennessee from 1883–87 and a United States Senator from 1887–1905. William was also a Major General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War and quite a colorful character. Henry and Nellie encouraged their son to seek formal education, but young Stanley eschewed proper schooling and instead chose to study art at the Watkins Institute in Nashville. In the 20s, Bate moved to New York City to study at the Art Students League under Frederick Bridgman. He soon landed a job with Encyclopedia Britannica, and from 1927–29, served as art editor.
From 1929 until he died in 1972, Bate was a self-employed artist. He taught art classes at both the Art Students League and the Albany Institute of History and Art and brought in extra income by making illustrations for magazines such as Outdoor Life and Popular Science. On January 27, 1934, Bate married Emilie Rossel. Emilie had emigrated from Switzerland to New York in 1923. She found work as a governess to Alfred Vanderbilt and later as an executive secretary for Wall Street investment brokers Kahn, Loeb and Co. Emilie met Stanley in New York in the early 30s when she attended one of his art exhibitions with a friend. The couple, who had no children, lived on 34th Street in Manhattan. During this period, Bate was producing and exhibiting his art and joined several artists groups. Stanley and Emilie became part of the New York art scene, dining weekly at the Society of Illustrators Clubhouse. Bate’s time in New York was pivotal in the formation of his painting style. He lived in New York during the inception of one of the most important Modern Art movements, one that helped New York replace Paris as the center of avant-garde art. This movement, which was called the New York School of Artists, was later known as Abstract Expressionism. It was composed of a loosely associated group of vanguard artists working in New York City during the 40s and 50s. The New York School was not defined by a specific style, but instead reflected a fusion of European Modernism and American social relevance that was depicted in many individual styles. Influences of Surrealism, Cubism, and Modernism can be found in their work, along with an interest in experimenting with non-traditional materials and methods. American art was at the forefront of international avant-garde for the first time.
Bate was undoubtedly exposed to the varied styles and techniques that were emerging during the formative years of the New York School. Mark Rothko and Robert Motherwell were formulating their versions of color field paintings. Joseph Cornell was experimenting with assemblages, collage and the use of different types of textured paints. Jackson Pollock was adhering objects such as buttons and coins into his early works, while Louise Nevelson was using found objects. Helen Frankenthaler added sand to her early paintings. The New York School artists were undermining traditional fine art by using mixed media and non-traditional methods. Bate absorbed these varied influences and soon his early realistic landscapes and still-lifes were replaced with something entirely new. The influence of Cubism, notably the flat shallow space of the picture plane, is obvious in many of his paintings. Surrealism is evident in the use of subjects from myth, primitive art and antiquity, along with the Automatism-like line work in his more linear images. The unfettered experimentation of the New York School is everywhere in Stanley’s work. We see nods to the color field, collage, the mixing of textures into the paint, mixed media, the inclusion of found objects and thick, luscious impasto. He was prolific and experimented in various media including oil, watercolor, lithography, silkscreen, woodcut, drawing, collage, ceramics and sculpture. He is considered a true Modernist. His work is largely abstract, but sometimes figures and buildings are discernable. He frequently mixed paint, sand and glue to achieve a textured surface, and then scraped and scratched through this layer to expose some of the underpainting below. His sculpture, which is often whimsical, also reflects the non-traditional methods of the New York School. He pioneered the use of enamel and copper in his work. The sculptures are not carved or modeled as was done in the past but instead are built using mixed media and new materials.
In addition to the New York School influence, many of his works exhibit a strong connection to the Spanish school, especially the work of Antonio Tapies and Modesto Cuixart. These artists were both a part of an avant-garde group known as Art Informel, the Spanish equivalent of Abstract Expressionism. These artists likewise worked in mixed media and introduced objects and texture into their work. Many of Bate’s subjects and titles relate to Spanish locations and words. It is likely that Stanley spent time in Spain and found inspiration there. By the early 40s, Stanley and Emilie had started spending weekends in a barn they purchased in Craryville, New York, a few hours north of Manhattan. The barn had no electricity or plumbing, but when the couple eventually decided to leave New York and live full time in Craryville, they remodeled the barn, putting a gallery downstairs and a studio and living quarters upstairs. Although the Bates moved out of New York City, Stanley remained part of the New York art scene, exhibiting in New York and elsewhere throughout the 50s and 60s. During his lifetime, he was represented by the New York galleries Knoedler and Company, Kennedy Galleries, Rose Fried Gallery and Key Gallery, along with Tyringham Gallery located in Tyringham, Massachusetts. Craryville was Stanley’s home until his death on August 21, 1972. Emilie died in 1984. Her obituary requested that any donations be made to the Albany Institute of History and Art. The Institute held a retrospective exhibition of Bate’s work in 1973. Since his death, Bate’s artwork has been exhibited widely and placed in numerous collections.
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