David Bates

Art

DAVID MICHAEL BATES (American, b. 1952)The Texas Queen, 1982Oil on canvas90 x 67 inches (228.6 x 170.2 cm)Signed...

Auction amount: $221,000

Sold: May 30, 2015

David Bates

Art

Nationality: American

Birth Place: Dallas

Biography:
David Bates is a contemporary Dallas-based artist who draws inspiration from the physical landscape and cultural identity of the South, in particular the Grassy Lakes region of Arkansas and the Texas Gulf Coast. Bates’s work combines the aesthetics of European and American modernists with folk art conventions, and he revived figurative and narrative painting starting in the 1970s and 1980s when Pop Art, and Abstract Expressionism, performance art, and post-studio work was the norm. Since then, Bates’s work has told the stories of the South, one of his most notable series being a depiction of the cultural and physical effects of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans and its people. This multi-faceted artist works in many mediums including painting, hand-painted bronzes, free standing sculptures, and low wall reliefs. Bates’s work is internationally known, and he has exhibited in major museums including the Austin Museum of Art, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, and the Whitney Museum Biennial. Bates received his MFA and BFA from Southern Methodist University.

David Bates Original Art Values Sold at Auction

Item		Realized
DAVID MICHAEL BATES (American, b. 1952)The Texas Queen, 1982Oil on canvas90 x 67 inches (228.6 x 170.2 cm)Signed...	DAVID MICHAEL BATES (American, b. 1952)The Texas Queen, 1982Oil on canvas90 x 67 inches (228.6 x 170.2 cm)Signed... Lot 70194 Auction 5215 Saturday, May 30, 2015	$221,000.00
DAVID BATES (American, b. 1952)The Blue Heron, 1985Oil on canvas72 x 60 inches (182.9 x 152.4 cm)Signed lower ri...	DAVID BATES (American, b. 1952)The Blue Heron, 1985Oil on canvas72 x 60 inches (182.9 x 152.4 cm)Signed lower ri... Lot 76056 Auction 5180 Saturday, October 18, 2014	$106,250.00
DAVID BATES (American, b. 1952)Barbeque, 1982Oil on canvas96 x 76 inches (243.8 x 193.0 cm)Signed lower right: ...	DAVID BATES (American, b. 1952)Barbeque, 1982Oil on canvas96 x 76 inches (243.8 x 193.0 cm)Signed lower right: ... Lot 72033 Auction 5083 Wednesday, October 26, 2011	$77,675.00
David Bates (American, b. 1952)Purple Irises, 2009Oil on canvas36 x 21 inches (91.4 x 53.3 cm)Signed lower right...	David Bates (American, b. 1952)Purple Irises, 2009Oil on canvas36 x 21 inches (91.4 x 53.3 cm)Signed lower right... Lot 75008 Auction 5299 Saturday, May 13, 2017	$60,000.00 Make Offer to Owner
David Bates (American, b. 1952)Cyclamen and Lemon, 1992Oil on canvas20 x 24 inches (50.8 x 61.0 cm)Signed center...	David Bates (American, b. 1952)Cyclamen and Lemon, 1992Oil on canvas20 x 24 inches (50.8 x 61.0 cm)Signed center... Lot 75022 Auction 5273 Saturday, October 29, 2016	$35,000.00 Make Offer to Owner

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