Maxwell Bates
Maxwell Bates was a Canadian painter, architect and artist (1906–1980). He was born at Calgary and died at Victoria.
Also recorded as Maxwell Bennett Bates.
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Recognition and collections
Maxwell Bates received Member of the Order of Canada. Work by Maxwell Bates is held by Auckland Art Gallery, Tate, National Gallery of Canada and Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec.
Works and catalogued output
What Maxwell Bates produced.
Autumn River Scene, The Brook is dated 1889 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1986.1280). DNA topology / Andrew D Bates, Anthony Maxwell. is dated 2005 and held by Wellcome Collection. The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 1 work under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 13 works under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 2 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 5 works under this heading.
Burns Building is dated 1912.
Context
The circumstances in which Maxwell Bates stands.
Centennial Suite is dated 1967 and held by collection of the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal (inventory D 68 55 G 13). A Bedfordshire Inn (recto) is dated 1935 and held by Salford Museum and Art Gallery (inventory 1947-165). View in Grasse, South of France is dated 1970 and held by National Gallery of Canada (inventory 17567). collection of the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal records 1 object associated with this heading. Babylonian Emissaries is dated 1966 and held by National Gallery of Canada (inventory 35958). Medawar, Sir Peter Brian (1915-1987) is dated 1937-1991 and held by Wellcome Collection.
Evening is dated 1933 and held by Salford Museum and Art Gallery (inventory 1947-180). Woman with a Dog is catalogued and held by Auckland Art Gallery (inventory 1950/2/2). Facets Eleven is dated 1961 and held by National Gallery of Canada (inventory 9993). Cafe Interior is catalogued and held by Auckland Art Gallery (inventory 1948/7/3). Still-life is dated 1956 and held by National Gallery of Canada (inventory 6444). Working Man is dated 1933 and held by Auckland Art Gallery (inventory 1950/2/3).
Landscape is dated 1934 and held by Auckland Art Gallery (inventory 1950/2/1). Salford Museum and Art Gallery records 2 objects associated with this heading. National Gallery of Canada records 4 objects associated with this heading.
Reception
Maxwell Bates is recorded as having received Member of the Order of Canada. Open Library catalogues 5 works under this name.
Holdings and surviving copies
Where material relating to Maxwell Bates is held.
Maxwell Bates in retrospect, 1921-1971: An exhibition organized by the Vancouver Art Gallery (1973) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Maxwell Bates a Canadian Expressionist (2004) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. The Art Institute of Chicago records 1 object associated with this heading. Auckland Art Gallery records 4 objects associated with this heading. Wellcome Collection records 2 objects associated with this heading.
Catalogued works
19 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1912 to 1970.
Burns Building, dated 1912. Woman with a Dog, held by Auckland Art Gallery, inventory 1950/2/2. Working Man, dated 1933, held by Auckland Art Gallery, inventory 1950/2/3. Cafe Interior, held by Auckland Art Gallery, inventory 1948/7/3. Landscape, dated 1934, held by Auckland Art Gallery, inventory 1950/2/1. Babylonian Emissaries, dated 1966, held by National Gallery of Canada, inventory 35958. Still-life, dated 1956, held by National Gallery of Canada, inventory 6444. Facets Eleven, dated 1961, held by National Gallery of Canada, inventory 9993. View in Grasse, South of France, dated 1970, held by National Gallery of Canada, inventory 17567. Centennial Suite, dated 1967, held by collection of the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, inventory D 68 55 G 13. Evening, dated 1933, held by Salford Museum and Art Gallery, inventory 1947-180. A Bedfordshire Inn (recto), dated 1935, held by Salford Museum and Art Gallery, inventory 1947-165. Untitled (verso). The architecture of Maxwell Bates. Far-away flags. Maxwell Bates in retrospect, 1921-1971. A wilderness of days. Maxwell Bates. Medawar, Sir Peter Brian (1915-1987), dated 1937-1991, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 5 named public collections.
Auckland Art Gallery: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Gallery of Canada: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Salford Museum and Art Gallery: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. collection of the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
1 scholarly publication naming this subject was located in the registry of record.
Bates, Maxwell Bennett, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011.
Evidence base
This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
Maxwell Bates studied at Calgary.
The authority associates the name with Expressionism.
Membership is recorded of Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
Works named in the authority record are St. Mary's Cathedral.
Work by Maxwell Bates is recorded in the collections of Auckland Art Gallery, Tate, National Gallery of Canada, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec and Salford Museum and Art Gallery.
Distinctions recorded are Member of the Order of Canada.
Chronology
- 1906Maxwell Bates born at Calgary.
- 1906Maxwell Bates was born in 1906 at Calgary.
- 1912Burns Building is dated 1912.
- 1912Burns Building.
- 1915Medawar, Sir Peter Brian (1915-1987) is dated 1937-1991 and held by Wellcome Collection.
- 1921Maxwell Bates in retrospect, 1921-1971: An exhibition organized by the Vancouver Art Gallery (1973) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
- 1933Evening is dated 1933 and held by Salford Museum and Art Gallery (inventory 1947-180).
- 1933Working Man is dated 1933 and held by Auckland Art Gallery (inventory 1950/2/3).
- 1933Working Man (Auckland Art Gallery).
- 1934Landscape is dated 1934 and held by Auckland Art Gallery (inventory 1950/2/1).
- 1934Landscape (Auckland Art Gallery).
- 1935A Bedfordshire Inn (recto) is dated 1935 and held by Salford Museum and Art Gallery (inventory 1947-165).
- 1948Cafe Interior is catalogued and held by Auckland Art Gallery (inventory 1948/7/3).
- 1950Woman with a Dog is catalogued and held by Auckland Art Gallery (inventory 1950/2/2).
- 1956Still-life is dated 1956 and held by National Gallery of Canada (inventory 6444).
- 1961Facets Eleven is dated 1961 and held by National Gallery of Canada (inventory 9993).
- 1966Babylonian Emissaries is dated 1966 and held by National Gallery of Canada (inventory 35958).
- 1966Babylonian Emissaries (National Gallery of Canada).
- 1967Centennial Suite is dated 1967 and held by collection of the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal (inventory D 68 55 G 13).
- 1970View in Grasse, South of France is dated 1970 and held by National Gallery of Canada (inventory 17567).
- 1973Maxwell Bates in retrospect, 1921-1971: An exhibition organized by the Vancouver Art Gallery digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1980Maxwell Bates died at Victoria.
- 1980Maxwell Bates died in 1980 at Victoria.
- 2004Maxwell Bates a Canadian Expressionist (2004) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
- 2004Maxwell Bates a Canadian Expressionist digitised by Internet Archive.
- 2005DNA topology / Andrew D Bates, Anthony Maxwell. is dated 2005 and held by Wellcome Collection.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Bates, Maxwell Bennett, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 2.
Open Library author record for Maxwell Bates (Internet Archive), 5 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
Consult the source - 3.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q6796080: Maxwell Bates
Institutional database · Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 4.
Internet Archive, 2 digitised items catalogued under Maxwell Bates as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 5.
The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Maxwell Bates.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
Consult the source - 6.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 2 works naming Maxwell Bates.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 7.
“Maxwell Bates”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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