2nd Oct, 2024 14:00
From the Studio: Works from 17 Artists' Estates
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⊕ DAVID FREDERICK BATES (BRITISH 1929-2024)
KIRKSANTON BREWERY, CUMBRIA
oil on canvas
92 x 138.5cm; 36 x 54 1/2in
unframed
Painted in the 1970s, Bates had been drawn to recording the industrial landscapes when his father was posted to work in Millom in the late 1940s, home to heavy industry including the iron and steel works which closed in the late 1960s. Bates moved back to Millom in the 1970s, buying a house there. The present work was almost certainly painted from earlier drawings and sketches. Bank Springs Brewery in Kirksanton had been owned by J W Brockbank & Sons, and appears to have ceased operating in 1954. The buildings still stand, now converted into accommodation and flats.
Sold for £350
KIRKSANTON BREWERY, CUMBRIA
oil on canvas
92 x 138.5cm; 36 x 54 1/2in
unframed
Painted in the 1970s, Bates had been drawn to recording the industrial landscapes when his father was posted to work in Millom in the late 1940s, home to heavy industry including the iron and steel works which closed in the late 1960s. Bates moved back to Millom in the 1970s, buying a house there. The present work was almost certainly painted from earlier drawings and sketches. Bank Springs Brewery in Kirksanton had been owned by J W Brockbank & Sons, and appears to have ceased operating in 1954. The buildings still stand, now converted into accommodation and flats.
Auction: From the Studio: Works from 17 Artists' Estates, 2nd Oct, 2024
This one-of-a-kind auction focuses on the redisovery of 20th century artists, many of whom exhibited in leading West End galleries in their day, their works featuring in museums and art galleries around the world. All now deceased, with many having suffered undeserved obscurity since, their inclusion in From the Studio: Works from Artists' Estates puts the spotlight firmly back on them, to reveal a range of extraordinarily talented men and women.
Most of the artists were admired, promoted and written about by eminent 20th century art critics. Several were Jewish emigres, forced from their homelands to find their way anew in Britain and elsewhere. Many were close friends with other leading contemporary artists, sharing studios and ideas; some taught, several at the Royal College of Art. Throughout, their efforts both individually and together chart the myriad movements and counter movements that define the dynamic 20th century modernist landscape, ranging from Impressionism to Abstraction.
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