David Bates (Artist)
David Bates (* 1840 in Cambridge ; † 1921 ) was an English landscape painter who painted in oils and watercolors .
Life
Bates began working as a porcelain painter at the Royal Worcester Porcelain Factory in Worcester in 1855 , where he specialized in flower painting. He stayed there until 1880 when he started his own business as a painter.
As an outdoor artist, Bates painted landscapes in the Midlands , Scotland and Wales ; also in Switzerland and Egypt . His work shows influences from Benjamin Williams Leader , Joseph Thors and Samuel Henry Baker and is attributed to the Birmingham School of Art .
His works have been exhibited numerous times, including in London at the Royal Academy of Arts , the Grosvenor Gallery , the Royal Society of British Artists , the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colors and the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists . Paintings by Bates can be found in the World Museum Liverpool , the Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum and other galleries and museums.
His son, John Noel Bates (1870–1927), also worked as a landscape painter under the stage name John Bates Noel .
Web links
- David Bates (biography on artnet.com )
- David Bates (biography on Haynes Fine Art ).
- David Bates ( October 2, 2011 memento on the Internet Archive ) (biography and painting on John Noott Galleries ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ According to another source, he was born in 1843. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Bates, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English landscape painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1840 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cambridge |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1921 |