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David Bates
A Conversation by the Bridge

1888

About the Item

David Bates A very traditional English oil painting by the highly collected artist David Bates. It is in a gold leaf swept frame Canvas Size: 24 x 36" (61 x 91cm) Outside Frame Size: 31 x 43" (79 x 109cm) FREE SHIPPING DAVID BATES Exhibition Period 1868 – 1911 Born in Birmingham in 1840, then moved to Malvern, Worcestershire in 1872, back to Birmingham in 1891 then to Sutton Coldfield in 1894, on to Moseley, Birmingham in 1898, to Cheltenham, Gloucestershire in 1909 before settling in Teddington, Middlesex in 1909 and died in February 1921 He was a landscape and nature painter. These he painted in oil and watercolour. He painted many Midland and Welsh landscapes and river scenes. These are similar in subject to other Birmingham school artists such as Joseph Thors and Samuel Henry Baker. Exhibited at: - Royal society of Artists, Birmingham x 2 Fine Art Society x 2 Grosvenor Gallery x 5 Walker Art gallery, Liverpool x 7 Manchester City Art Gallery x 5 New Gallery x 18 Royal Academy x 26 Royal Society of British Artists x 3 Royal Cambrian Academy x 2 Royal Institute of Oil Painters x 10 Arthur Tooth & Sons Gallery x 10
  • Creator:
    David Bates (1840 - 1921)
  • Creation Year:
    1888
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 31 in (78.74 cm)Width: 43 in (109.22 cm)Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    The painting is in an English, gold leaf swept frame. On the reverse it is signed, dated and the location is written but hard to read. The painting has had a transparent reline so that you can see the writing.
  • Gallery Location:
    St. Albans, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2469212197052

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