Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Golden Bird #8/16
Media lino block on paper
Dated 1956
Size 11.75 x 14.75 in. / 29.8 x 37.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat and special glass

Provenance
Pegasus Gallery of Canadian Art, Salt Spring Island, label verso; private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$300-$500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Farmer and Wife
Media oil on wood board
Dated 1974
Size 19.75 x 15.75 in. / 50.2 x 40 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled verso; framed

Provenance
private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$6,000-$8,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Winter
Media oil on wood board
Size 23.75 x 35.75 in. / 60.3 x 90.8 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; titled verso; framed; some handling marks and minor paint loss noted

Provenance
private collection, Vancouver
Estimate CAD$3,000-$5,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Figures in Blue and Yellow
Media colour etching on paper
Size 12 x 17.5 in. / 30.5 x 44.4 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed with archival mat

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Figures in Yellow and Green
Media colour etching on paper
Size 12 x 17.5 in. / 30.5 x 44.4 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed with archival mat

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Prairie People
Media oil on canvas
Dated 1975
Size 29.75 x 36 in. / 75.6 x 91.4 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; bears title on labels verso; framed

Provenance
ex-collection, Western Co-Operative Fertilizers Ltd., Calgary, label verso; Loch Gallery, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Vancouver
Estimate CAD$20,000-$30,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Three Girls
Media oil on canvas board
Dated 1953
Size 20 x 16 in. / 50.8 x 40.6 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; signed and titled verso; framed

Reference
listed on page 8 and cat. No. 35 in The Vancouver Art Gallery Exhibition: Maxwell Bates in Retrospect 1921-1971, exhibition label verso

Provenance
private collection, Vancouver
Estimate CAD$7,000-$9,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Cafe / Rehearsal / Central Park Calgary / Theatre
Media lithographs on paper
Size x in. / x cm.

Notes
LOT OF FOUR; all signed in plate except for Café which is signed in pencil along bottom; all titled along bottom; Café measures [7.75 x 5 in.]; Rehearsal measures [7.75 x 6 in.] and is dated 1959; Central Park Calgary measures [7.5 x 6.25 in.] and dated 1949; Theatre measures [7.25 x 6 in.]; all unframed

Reference
lot includes auction catalogue from Estate of Stanford Perrott from which these prints were purchased

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$500-$700

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Japanese Actor #12/13
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated 1956
Size 16 x 12 in. / 40.6 x 30.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat

Provenance
from the artist's estate; The Collectors' Gallery of Art, Calgary; label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$400

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Fortune Teller
Media oil on wood board
Dated 1972
Size 20 x 16 in. / 50.8 x 40.6 cm.

Notes
signed and dated upper right; bears title on label verso; framed

Provenance
purchased directly from the artist; from a British Columbia estate
Estimate CAD$5,000-$7,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Floral Still Life
Media oil on wood board
Dated 1973
Size 16 x 20 in. / 40.6 x 50.8 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; framed

Provenance
from the estate of Dr. and Mrs. Van Vliet, Edmonton and by descent to a private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$4,000-$6,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Classical Ball
Media watercolour and ink on paper
Dated 1974
Size 13.75 x 19.5 in. / 34.9 x 49.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled upper centre; framed with archival mat and special glass

Provenance
Elan Fine Art Limited, Vancouver, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$3,000-$5,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Jester Before the Court
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1978
Size 19 x 17 in. / 48.3 x 43.2 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower left; graphite sketch verso; framed with archival mat; some minor ripples in paper noted

Provenance
purchased at the Max Bates Estate Auction in Victoria; private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Beggar King in Abstract
Media watercolour and graphite on paper
Size 15.25 x 22 x 1 in. / 38.7 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
unsigned; framed; minor cut in paper lower centre noted

Provenance
purchased at the Max Bates Estate Auction in Victoria; private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Quiet Street in Nice
Media pastel on paper
Size 16.25 x 12 in. / 41.3 x 30.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; inscribed '1957 approx. - Nice?' on backing; framed

Provenance
gift from the artist; private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Tavern
Media oil on wood board
Dated 1974
Size 20 x 16 in. / 50.8 x 40.6 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled verso; framed; minor handling marks on frame noted

Provenance
private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$4,000-$6,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Beggar King #23/30
Media lithograph on paper
Dated 1971
Size 16 x 12 in. / 40.6 x 30.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat; some scratches and handling marks on frame noted

Reference
included in the Maxwell Bates [1906 - 1981], Kathleen Laverty Gallery, Edmonton, 1988, exhibition label verso

Provenance
Kathleen Lavery Gallery, Edmonton, stamp verso; private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$500-$700

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Soldier #8/8
Media lithograph on paper
Dated 1961
Size 17.75 x 14 in. / 45.1 x 35.6 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Still Life with Candle and Wine
Media wood block on paper
Size 6 x 4.5 in. / 15.2 x 11.4 cm.

Notes
unsigned; framed; some creases and handling marks noted

Provenance
private collection, Calgary/Vancouver
Estimate CAD$100-$150

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Clothesline
Media oil on paper board
Dated 1946
Size 12 x 14 in. / 30.5 x 35.6 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; framed

Reference
catalogue No.2 in the artist's first solo exhibition at Canadian Art Galleries in Calgary, Jan. 25-Feb. 1, 1947; Bates painted the just after returning from the war and joining his father's architectural firm in Calgary, 1946; Max Bates Landscapes, by Nancy Townshend

Provenance
from the Skinner family, Calgary
Estimate CAD$3,000-$4,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Canal Street, New York #10/14
Media lithograph on paper
Dated 1955
Size 14.75 x 11 in. / 37.5 x 27.9 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat; some minor yellowing noted

Provenance
Canadian Art Galleries, Calary, label verso; from the estates of John and Grace Davenall Turner / Joyce Davenall Turner
Estimate CAD$500-$600

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Golden Bird #13/16
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated 1956
Size 11.75 x 14.75 in. / 29.8 x 37.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat; some minor yellowing noted

Provenance
from the estates of John and Grace Davenall Turner / Joyce Davenall Turner
Estimate CAD$400-$500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Indian Cemetery
Media oil on canvas
Dated 1962
Size 24 x 30 in. / 61 x 76.2 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled verso; framed

Reference
included in the Max Bates in Retrospect, 1921-1971, catalogue No. 76, Vancouver Art Gallery, 1973 as well as Maxwell Bates: Landscapes 1948-1978, catalogue #24, by N.Townshend, Medicine Hat Art Gallery, 1982 [with thanks to NT]

Provenance
from the estates of John and Grace Davenall Turner / Joyce Davenall Turner
Estimate CAD$5,000-$7,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Broadway and 109th St. NYC #7/9
Media lithograph on paper
Dated 1955
Size 13.75 x 10.75 in. / 34.9 x 27.3 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat; some minor yellowing noted

Provenance
Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, label verso; from the estates of John and Grace Davenall Turner / Joyce Davenall Turner
Estimate CAD$500-$600

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Angry Cock #2/7
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated 1957
Size 14 x 18 in. / 35.6 x 45.7 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat; some minor yellowing noted

Provenance
from the estates of John and Grace Davenall Turner / Joyce Davenall Turner
Estimate CAD$400-$500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Still Life with Candle and Wine
Media lino block on tissue paper
Size 6 x 4.75 in. / 15.2 x 12.1 cm.

Notes
unsigned; framed; some handling marks and small tears [upper right] noted

Provenance
Willock and Sax Gallery, Banff, label verso
Estimate CAD$100-$150

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title 'Cirque Medrano', Paris #4/50
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated 1966
Size 17.75 x 13.75 in. / 45.1 x 34.9 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$400

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Side Show
Media oil on canvas
Size 24 x 30 in. / 61 x 76.2 cm.

Notes
signed upper left; titled and inscribed verso; framed

Reference
the exhibition Maxwell Bates: The In Crowd is currently on at the Glenbow Museum, Calgary and runs from February 8 - May 24, 2020

Provenance
Winchester Galleries, Victoria, label verso; private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$15,000-$25,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Country of the Night Moth
Media oil on board
Dated 1960 -'s
Size 24 x 30 in. / 61 x 76.2 cm.

Notes
signed upper right; titled and artist's stamp verso; framed

Reference
the exhibition Maxwell Bates: The In Crowd is currently on at the Glenbow Museum, Calgary and runs from February 8 - May 24, 2020

Provenance
Winchester Galleries, Victoria, label verso; private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$5,000-$7,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Alberta Landscape
Media oil on canvas board
Dated 1962
Size 15.75 x 19.75 in. / 40 x 50.2 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; framed

Reference
the exhibition Maxwell Bates: The In Crowd is currently on at the Glenbow Museum, Calgary and runs from February 8 - May 24, 2020

Provenance
ex-collection Jim Millard, Calgary; Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$2,000-$3,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Still Life
Media oil on canvas board
Dated 1971
Size 16 x 12.25 in. / 40.6 x 31.1 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled verso; framed

Reference
the exhibition Maxwell Bates: The In Crowd is currently on at the Glenbow Museum, Calgary and runs from February 8 - May 24, 2020

Provenance
from a Victoria estate
Estimate CAD$2,000-$2,500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Flowers
Media oil on canvas board
Dated 1976
Size 15.5 x 11.5 in. / 39.4 x 29.2 cm.

Notes
signed and dated upper right; bears title on gallery label verso; framed

Reference
the exhibition Maxwell Bates: The In Crowd is currently on at the Glenbow Museum, Calgary and runs from February 8 - May 24, 2020

Provenance
The Backroom Gallery, Victoria, label verso; from a Victoria estate
Estimate CAD$2,000-$2,500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Fleurs Naturelles
Media ink on paper
Dated 1967
Size 14.5 x 12.25 in. / 36.8 x 31.1 cm.

Notes
signed, titled and dated lower left; framed with archival mat; minor handling marks on frame noted

Reference
the exhibition Maxwell Bates: The In Crowd is currently on at the Glenbow Museum, Calgary and runs from February 8 - May 24, 2020

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$500-$700

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Winter Landscape
Media oil on wood board
Dated 1973
Size 20 x 24 in. / 50.8 x 61 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower left; bears title verso; framed

Provenance
from a corporate collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$3,000-$4,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Appel [Role Call] at the Camp
Media watercolour and ink on paper
Size 15.75 x 11.25 in. / 40 x 28.6 cm.

Notes
unsigned; titled along top under mat; framed with archival mat

Reference
illustrated on page 46 in A Wilderness of Days: An Artist's Experiences as a Prisoner of War in Germany by Maxwell Bates, published by Sono Nis Press, 1978

Provenance
Winchester Galleries, Victoria, stamp verso; private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Portrait of a Man at a Table
Media lino block on paper
Size 7 x 6 in. / 17.8 x 15.2 cm.

Notes
unsigned; unframed

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Sketchbook 1958 [Man at a Table with Plants]
Media lithograph on paper
Dated 1958
Size 8.5 x 5.75 in. / 21.6 x 14.6 cm.

Notes
artist's name, title and 'Printed by John Snow' embossed along bottom; unframed

Estimate CAD$75-$100

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Conversation in the Gallery
Media watercolour and ink on paper
Dated 1976
Size 13.75 x 19.5 in. / 34.9 x 49.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; framed

Provenance
from the estate of Jim and Helen Mackie, Calgary
Estimate CAD$4,000-$6,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Beggar 3 #13/16
Media lithograph on paper
Dated 1962
Size 18 x 13.75 in. / 45.7 x 34.9 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed

Provenance
The Collectors' Gallery, Calgary, label verso; from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$500-$700

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - French Hotel
Media pastel on paper
Size 8.5 x 12.5 in. / 21.6 x 31.8 cm.

Notes
unsigned; bears catalogue number 'MB446' verso; framed with archival mat

Provenance
purchased from the estate auction of Charlotte Bates, Victoria; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Beggar 2 #9/16
Media colour lithograph on paper
Size 17.75 x 14 in. / 45.1 x 35.6 cm.

Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$700-$900

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Still Life with Candle and Wine
Media lino block on paper
Size 6 x 4.75 in. / 15.2 x 12.1 cm.

Notes
unsigned; unframed; some minor handling marks noted

Estimate CAD$75-$100

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - King [1970]
Media lithograph on paper
Size 7.5 x 5.25 in. / 19 x 13.3 cm.

Notes
artist's name, title and 'Printed by John Snow' embossed along bottom; unframed

Estimate CAD$50-$75

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Man at Table [Sketchbook 1958]
Media lithograph on paper
Size 8.5 x 5.5 in. / 21.6 x 14 cm.

Notes
artist's name, title and 'Printed by John Snow' embossed along bottom; unframed

Estimate CAD$50-$75

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Three Bates Prints [Untitled - John Snow's Furnace / Central Park, Calgary / Theatre]
Media lithograph on paper
Size 1 x 1 in. / 2.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
LOT OF THREE; one hand-pulled lithograph unsigned; two signed, titled and dated [1949] in plate; each measures [14.25 x 10.25 in], [7.25 x 6.25 in] and [7.25 x 6 in]; unframed; handling marks noted

Estimate CAD$150-$250

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Three Bates Prints [Untitled - John Snow's Furnace / Rehearsal / Theatre]
Media lithograph on paper
Size 1 x 1 in. / 2.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
LOT OF THREE; one hand-pulled lithograph unsigned; two signed, titled and dated [1949, 1950] in plate; each measures [14.25 x 10.25 in], [7.75 x 5.5 in] and [7.25 x 6 in]; unframed; handling marks noted

Estimate CAD$150-$250

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Three Bates Prints [Untitled - John Snow's Furnace / Untitled - Street Car / Theatre]
Media lithograph on paper
Size 1 x 1 in. / 2.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
LOT OF THREE; one hand-pulled lithograph unsigned; one signed and dated [1952] in plate and one unsigned; each measures [14.25 x 10.25 in], [7 x 5.5 in] and [11.25 x 9.25 in]; unframed; handling marks noted

Estimate CAD$150-$250

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Midway Sideshow
Media oil on wood board
Size 28 x 34 in. / 71.1 x 86.4 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$20,000-$25,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Matching in Blue
Media colour monoprint on paper
Dated 1967
Size 14.5 x 10.75 in. / 36.8 x 27.3 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower left; framed with archival mat and special glass

Provenance
Winchester Galleries, Victoria, label verso; private collection, Vancouver
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Beggar King #3/30
Media lithograph on paper
Dated 1971
Size 16 x 12 in. / 40.6 x 30.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed

Provenance
Winchester Galleries, Victoria, label verso; private collection, Vancouver
Estimate CAD$400-$600

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Malle Babbe by Frans Hals
Media oil on canvas
Size 17 x 14.25 in. / 43.2 x 36.2 cm.

Notes
unsigned; framed with archival mat and plexiglass

Reference
letter attached verso from Nick Tuele, former chief curator of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria regarding this painting in Max Bates' studio

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Cafe
Media oil on wood board
Dated ca.  1960
Size 24 x 30 in. / 61 x 76.2 cm.

Notes
signed upper left; signed and titled on frame verso; framed

Reference
Art Gallery of Hamilton Twelfth Annual Exhibition, 1961 exhibition label verso; included in the national exhibition Maxwell Bates: A Retrospective, see Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Maxwell Bates: A Retrospective

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$15,000-$20,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Still Life with Table
Media oil on wood board
Size 21.5 x 29.5 in. / 54.6 x 74.9 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; titled on partial label verso; framed

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$8,000-$12,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Audience, 1978
Media oil on board
Dated 1978
Size 15.75 x 11.75 in. / 40 x 29.8 cm.

Notes
signed upper right; titled verso; framed

Provenance
purchased at the Backroom Gallery, Victoria; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$5,000-$7,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Conversation 1976
Media monoprint on paper
Dated 1976
Size 12.25 x 16 in. / 31.1 x 40.6 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower left; framed

Provenance
purchased from the artist; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$600-$800

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Trees, 1961
Media pen and ink
Dated 1961
Size 13.5 x 17.25 in. / 34.3 x 43.8 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; framed

Provenance
purchased at the Backroom Gallery, Victoria; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$600-$800

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Children #11/15
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated 1957
Size 17.5 x 13.75 in. / 44.4 x 34.9 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; some stains noted in margin; framed with archival mat

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$500-$700

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Bilingualism - It's O.K. Mom. I Spoke Too Much French!
Media graphite on paper
Size 6.25 x 5.5 in. / 15.9 x 14 cm.

Notes
signed with initial and titled along bottom; framed

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$500-$700

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Children #3/15
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated 1957
Size 17.75 x 13.75 in. / 45.1 x 34.9 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$500-$700

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Mother and Child #2/6
Media lithograph on paper
Dated 1958
Size 15 x 12 in. / 38.1 x 30.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat

Provenance
Winchester Galleries, Victoria, label verso
Estimate CAD$500-$600

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Tavern #4/6
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated 1962
Size 14 x 17.75 in. / 35.6 x 45.1 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat

Estimate CAD$400-$600

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Woman and Still Life #1/25
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated 1966
Size 22 x 15.75 in. / 55.9 x 40 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat

Provenance
Winchester Galleries, Victoria, label verso
Estimate CAD$700-$900

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Beggar King #12/30
Media lithograph on paper
Dated 1971
Size 16 x 11.75 in. / 40.6 x 29.8 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat

Provenance
Virginia Christopher Fine Art, Calgary, label verso; ex-collection Virginia Christopher, Calgary
Estimate CAD$400-$600

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Side Show, 1972
Media oil on canvas
Dated 1972
Size 23.5 x 29.5 in. / 59.7 x 74.9 cm.

Notes
signed and dated upper right; titled verso; framed

Provenance
private collection, Alberta
Estimate CAD$15,000-$20,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Cafe, 1973
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1973
Size 14 x 20 in. / 35.6 x 50.8 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; signed and titled on exhibition label verso; framed

Reference
Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour and Glenbow Museum exhibition labels [no dates] verso

Provenance
purchased directly from the artist; private collection, Alberta
Estimate CAD$4,000-$6,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Landscape near Victoria
Media oil on canvas
Dated 1965
Size 24 x 30 in. / 61 x 76.2 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled on label attached verso; framed

Provenance
private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$3,500-$4,500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Bird
Media mixed media on paper
Dated 1961
Size 21.25 x 16.75 in. / 54 x 42.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower left; framed with archival mat

Provenance
Winchester Galleries, Victoria, label verso
Estimate CAD$2,500-$3,500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Interior with Figures
Media oil on canvas
Dated 1957
Size 34 x 28 x 1 in. / 86.4 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed upper right; signed and titled verso; framed; small repair noted lower centre

Reference
illustrated in Maxwell Bates, Biography of an Artist, by K.Snow, pg.261, 1957 cat. #58 A.G.G.V. and ASA 1960 [titled Winter] label verso

Provenance
from a prominent Calgary collection
Estimate CAD$25,000-$35,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Farmer and Wife, 1973
Media oil on canvas
Dated 1973
Size 19.5 x 15.5 x 1 in. / 49.5 x 39.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated upper right; titled verso; framed

Provenance
from a prominent Calgary collection
Estimate CAD$10,000-$12,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Seascape Near Victoria
Media oil on wood board
Dated 1962
Size 15.75 x 20 x 1 in. / 40 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled and dated verso; framed

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$3,000-$4,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Acrobats #11/11
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated 1958
Size 16 x 12 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; archival mat; unframed

Provenance
from the estate of Frank and Frances Staplin, Calgary
Estimate CAD$250-$350

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Bottles #3/14
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated 1958
Size 17 x 8.75 x 1 in. / 43.2 x 22.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed

Provenance
from the estate of Frank and Frances Staplin, Calgary
Estimate CAD$250-$350

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Ballet #7/20
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated 1955
Size 13.75 x 10.25 x 1 in. / 34.9 x 26 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat

Provenance
private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$400-$500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Dancers #14/19
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated 1955
Size 14.25 x 10.25 x 1 in. / 36.2 x 26 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat

Provenance
private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$400-$500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Street in Brooklyn
Media lithograph on paper
Size 10.5 x 9 x 1 in. / 26.7 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
artist's name and title on partial exhibition label verso; framed

Provenance
private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$150-$200

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Rehearsal
Media lithograph on paper
Dated 1959
Size 7.25 x 5.5 x 1 in. / 18.4 x 14 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled and dated in plate along bottom; framed

Provenance
probably from Highlights magazine; private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$75-$100

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - The King
Media lithograph on paper
Dated 1970
Size 7.5 x 5.25 x 1 in. / 19 x 13.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
printed artist's name and 'Sketchbook 1970' along bottom; 'printed by John Snow' embossed chop lower left; unframed

Estimate CAD$50-$75

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Portrait of a Man
Media lithograph on paper
Dated 1958
Size 9 x 6 x 1 in. / 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
printed artist's name and 'Sketchbook 1958' along bottom; 'printed by John Snow' embossed chop lower left; unframed

Estimate CAD$50-$75

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Horseman
Media lino block on paper
Size 8 x 5 x 1 in. / 20.3 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and titled along bottom; framed with archival mat

Estimate CAD$400-$500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Theatre
Media lithograph on paper
Dated 1949
Size 7.25 x 6 x 1 in. / 18.4 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled and dated in plate along bottom; framed with archival mat

Provenance
from the estate of Hanka Martin, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Prairie People
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated 1975
Size 29.75 x 35.75 x 1 in. / 75.6 x 90.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; bears title on label verso; framed

Provenance
ex-collection Western Co-operative Fertilizer/Viterra Inc.
Estimate CAD$15,000-$20,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Wax Museum
Media ink on paper
Dated 1965
Size 21.25 x 15.5 x 1 in. / 54 x 39.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and inscribed 'April 14, 1965' lower left; framed

Provenance
from the estate of Hanka Martin, Calgary
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Settlers #10/13
Media lithograph on paper
Dated 1955
Size 10 x 7 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat

Provenance
private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$600-$800

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Theatre
Media lithograph on paper
Dated 1949
Size 7.25 x 6 x 1 in. / 18.4 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled and dated in plate along bottom; unframed

Reference
print taken from Highlights magazine, 1949

Estimate CAD$100-$150

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - City at Night
Media enamel on wood board
Dated 1961
Size 30 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 76.2 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; framed

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$3,500-$4,500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Landscape with Snow
Media monoprint on paper
Dated 1961
Size 19.25 x 23.5 x 1 in. / 48.9 x 59.7 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower left; bears title on label verso; framed with archival mat

Provenance
Winchester Galleries, Victoria, label verso
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Children #11/15
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated 1957
Size 17.5 x 13.75 x 1 in. / 44.4 x 34.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat; small stain in top margin noted

Provenance
ex-collection Ralph Hedlin and Heidi Redekop, Calgary
Estimate CAD$600-$800

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Beggar King #15/30
Media lithograph on paper
Dated 1971
Size 16 x 12 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed

Provenance
gift from the artist
Estimate CAD$600-$700

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Cock and Hen #artist's proof
Media two colour lithograph on paper
Dated 1955
Size 12.5 x 15.5 x 1 in. / 31.8 x 39.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed

Provenance
gift from the artist
Estimate CAD$600-$700

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Landscape Sidney, B.C. 1965
Media oil on canvas
Dated 1965
Size 23.75 x 30 x 1 in. / 60.3 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower left; titled and dated verso; framed

Reference
Ian Thom writes 'Occasionally in an artist's life there is a period of exceptional productivity and exceptional success. For Bates this was 1965, the year was marked by a succession of works which reveal Bates at the height of his power.' quoted in Maxwell Bates, pg.156 by K.Snow

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$5,000-$6,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Landscape Near Victoria B.C. 1965
Media oil on canvas
Dated 1965
Size 24 x 20 x 1 in. / 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled and dated verso

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$4,000-$5,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Theatre
Media lithograph on paper
Dated 1949
Size 7.5 x 6 x 1 in. / 19 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled and dated in plate along bottom; margin hole-punched; unframed

Estimate CAD$5-$7

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Waiting for the Grant
Media oil on canvas board
Dated 1964
Size 19.5 x 15.5 x 1 in. / 49.5 x 39.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; titled and dated on paper attached verso; framed

Reference
Childhood: Defined in Canadian Art Varley Art Gallery of Markham, 2005, exhibition label verso; included in Maxwell Bates, A Retrospective, by I.Thom, A.G.G.V., 1982 cat#88

Provenance
Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$4,500-$6,500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title The Lady in The Black Brocade Gown
Media ink and watercolour on paper
Dated 1978
Size 15.75 x 21.75 x 1 in. / 40 x 55.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; framed with archival mat and special glass

Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - The Washer Woman
Media ink and wash on paper
Dated 1976
Size 13 x 12 x 1 in. / 33 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; framed with archival mat

Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,200

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Official #11/20
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated 1962
Size 18 x 14 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat

Estimate CAD$400-$500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Street Scene #14/50
Media lithograph on paper
Dated 1977
Size 17.25 x 21.75 x 1 in. / 43.8 x 55.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat

Provenance
Winchester Galleries, Victoria, label verso
Estimate CAD$400-$500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Still Life
Media oil on hard board
Dated 1974
Size 20 x 16 x 1 in. / 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower left; titled verso

Provenance
from a Winnipeg estate
Estimate CAD$3,000-$4,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Alberta Winter Landscape
Media oil on canvas
Dated 1977
Size 16 x 20 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower left

Reference
the artist held a one man exhibition at the University of Calgary in 1977; see Maxwell Bates: Landscapes 1948-1978, by N.Townshend, pg.27 regarding this time period

Provenance
from a Victoria estate
Estimate CAD$2,500-$3,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Chinese Argument [Confucius and Friend]
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1974
Size 19.25 x 13.5 x 1 in. / 48.9 x 34.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right, bears title on label attached verso; archival mat

Provenance
from a Victoria estate
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Church at Nice, France
Media oil on hard board
Size 16 x 20 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
unsigned

Reference
letter of provenance included with lot

Provenance
ex-collection Fay Settler, Winnipeg, long time dealer of the artist
Estimate CAD$2,500-$3,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Church at Nice, St. Trinite, Jan. 26 [1959?]
Media graphite on paper
Size 9.25 x 12.5 x 1 in. / 23.5 x 31.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; titled lower left; various colour notations throughout; archival mat

Reference
sketch for lot #006; see Maxwell Bates page 112 for an illustration of a similar sketch done in Paris in 1958 and pages 113-117 for a detailed discussion of his travels in Europe in 1958-59

Estimate CAD$500-$600

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Muhlhausen, 1943
Media graphite on paper
Dated 1943
Size 7.75 x 8 x 1 in. / 19.7 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled and dated along bottom; archival mat

Reference
reproduced in A Wilderness of Days, page 79; included in Maxwell Bates, cat. #23 AGGV exhibition

Provenance
purchased from the artist's estate auction [lot #238], Victoria; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$500-$600

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Singer 1 #2/3
Media lithograph on paper
Size 19.75 x 14 x 1 in. / 50.2 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; archival mat

Provenance
Petley Jones Gallery, Vancouver, label verso
Estimate CAD$350-$450

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - West of Calgary
Media oil on canvas board
Dated 1975
Size 12 x 16 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower left

Reference
recent exhibition Maxwell Bates at the Crossroads of Expressionism at the Edmonton Art Gallery

Provenance
ex-collection John Snow, well-known Calgary painter and friend of Max Bates
Estimate CAD$2,500-$3,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Boy and Girl
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1948
Size 19.25 x 11 x 1 in. / 48.9 x 27.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; signed and titled verso; crossed-out watercolour sketch verso; archival mat

Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Friends
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1948
Size 22 x 17.5 x 1 in. / 55.9 x 44.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; archival mat

Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Owl
Media watercolour and ink on paper
Dated 1965
Size 20 x 17 x 1 in. / 50.8 x 43.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
titled and dated on paper attached verso

Provenance
purchased directly from the artist
Estimate CAD$1,250-$1,500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Tropical Morning
Media watercolour and ink on paper
Dated 1964
Size 17 x 20 x 1 in. / 43.2 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled verso

Provenance
purchased directly from the artist
Estimate CAD$1,250-$1,500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Guitarist
Media mixed media / monoprint on paper
Dated 1964
Size 18.25 x 14.75 x 1 in. / 46.4 x 37.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right

Estimate CAD$900-$1,200

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - We Thought She Had Brought the Burgermeister
Media ink on paper
Size 14.5 x 11.5 x 1 in. / 36.8 x 29.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
unsigned; archival mat

Reference
used as illustration in A Wilderness of Days pg.114 - the artist's experience as a prisoner of war in Germany from the summer of 1940 to March of 1945; book included with lot

Estimate CAD$800-$1,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Sun #15/15
Media colour lithograph on paper
Size 14 x 18 x 1 in. / 35.6 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; archival mat

Estimate CAD$500-$700

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Woman and Still Life #17/25
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated 1966
Size 22 x 16 x 1 in. / 55.9 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; archival mat

Provenance
private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$400-$500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title The Blue City
Media oil on canvas board
Dated 1960 -'s
Size 23.75 x 30 x 1 in. / 60.3 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; signed and titled verso

Reference
Alberta Society of Artists exhibition label verso [1960?]; previously titled 'The Ruined City'; ; in 1960 the artist’s work was included in ‘Canadian Paintings and Graphics’ in Mexico City as well as a retrospective exhibition curated by Ronald Bloore at the Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery; see Maxwell Bates, Biography of an Artist, by K.Snow chapter 8, pg.119 for this period in the artist’s career while he was still living in Calgary

Estimate CAD$4,000-$5,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Children #11/15
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated 1957
Size 17.5 x 13.5 x 1 in. / 44.4 x 34.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; some water stains noted; unframed

Estimate CAD$200-$250

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Circus Juggler
Media oil on canvas
Dated 1975
Size 24 x 30 x 1 in. / 61 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right

Provenance
private collection, Montreal
Estimate CAD$5,000-$7,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Scarecrow
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1960
Size 25 x 20 x 1 in. / 63.5 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; artist's stamp verso; very minor light discolouration; unframed

Provenance
purchased from the artist; private collection, B.C.
Estimate CAD$2,000-$2,500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Two Figures
Media monoprint on paper
Dated 1976
Size 11.5 x 9 x 1 in. / 29.2 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; archival mat

Provenance
Kathleen Laverty Gallery, Edmonton, stamp on backing
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Figures #2/9
Media colour lithograph on paper
Size 18 x 8 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; archival mat

Provenance
D&E Lake Fine Arts, Toronto, label verso
Estimate CAD$600-$700

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Two Boys #1st state 1/2
Media lithograph on paper
Dated 1956
Size 11.75 x 15.25 x 1 in. / 29.8 x 38.7 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; archival mat

Provenance
Kathleen Laverty Gallery, Edmonton, stamp on backing
Estimate CAD$300-$500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Female Figure Study, Arm Outstretched
Media graphite on paper
Dated 1953
Size 15 x 8 x 1 in. / 38.1 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower left; unframed

Provenance
private collection, Manitoba
Estimate CAD$250-$350

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Female Figure Study, Arm On Hip
Media graphite on paper
Dated 1953
Size 15.5 x 8.25 x 1 in. / 39.4 x 21 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; unframed

Provenance
private collection, Manitoba
Estimate CAD$250-$350

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Man Seated
Media ink on paper
Size 16 x 8 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower centre; archival mat; unframed

Provenance
private collection, Manitoba
Estimate CAD$200-$300

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title LOT OF TWO
Media graphite on paper
Size 7 x 11 x 1 in. / 17.8 x 27.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
LOT OF TWO

Provenance
private collection, Manitoba
Estimate CAD$200-$300

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Cocktail Ladies
Media monoprint with ink on paper
Dated 1976
Size 10.25 x 14 x 1 in. / 26 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower left; small repaired tear along bottom; archival mat; unframed

Provenance
private collection, Manitoba
Estimate CAD$400-$500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Market Street, Edinburgh, Tues. 14/58
Media graphite on paper
Dated 1958
Size 16.25 x 10.75 x 1 in. / 41.3 x 27.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; titled along top margin; various colour notations; archival mat; unframed

Provenance
private collection, Manitoba
Estimate CAD$400-$500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Male Figure Study
Media graphite on paper
Size 14.75 x 5 x 1 in. / 37.5 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
unsigned; Bates estate #MB392 verso; unframed

Provenance
private collection, Manitoba
Estimate CAD$250-$350

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Marionette [15]
Media hand coloured monoprint on paper
Dated 1976
Size 13.5 x 17.75 x 1 in. / 34.3 x 45.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; pencil sketch verso

Provenance
private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Figure, April 1964
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1964
Size 14 x 8 x 1 in. / 35.6 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right in margin; archival mat

Provenance
ex-collection Robin & Sylvia Skelton, Victoria
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Beggar #2/15
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated 1958
Size 18 x 14 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and edition number along bottom; tape stains in margin; unframed

Provenance
private collection, Montreal
Estimate CAD$350-$450

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Scarecrows
Media oil on masonite
Dated 1960
Size 36 x 48 x 1 in. / 91.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower left; signed and titled on frame verso

Reference
cat. #7 in Maxwell Bates, W.A.G., 1968; Maxwell Bates in Retrospect 1921-1971, V.A.G., cat. #65, exhibition label verso, illustrated pg.15

Provenance
private collection, B.C.
Estimate CAD$15,000-$17,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Figure with Flag
Media oil on canvas
Dated 1961
Size 48 x 36 x 1 in. / 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower left; signed, titled and dated verso

Reference
R.C.A. cat. #4; Confederation Art Gallery, P.E.I.; The Limners Exhibition cat. #46 exhibition labels verso

Provenance
from the estate of Robin and Sylvia Skelton, Victoria; gift from the artist
Estimate CAD$10,000-$12,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Barn
Media oil on paperboard
Dated 1946
Size 16.75 x 13.75 x 1 in. / 42.5 x 34.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower left; titled verso

Reference
article from Vancouver Sun regarding artist verso; photograph of artist at his easel with painting included in article

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$6,000-$8,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Samson & Delilah, World Premiere, Dec. 21
Media hand coloured monoprint on paper
Dated 1967
Size 22.5 x 14.25 x 1 in. / 57.2 x 36.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right

Provenance
from the estate of Robin and Sylvia Skelton, Victoria
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Dolls #9/14
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated 1961
Size 11.75 x 9.75 x 1 in. / 29.8 x 24.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed

Reference
included in Maxwell Bates in Retrospect, cat. #73; Two Dolls illustrated in Maxwell Bates, by K.Snow, pg.134 which is obviously an earlier state without background [ed.#6/14]

Provenance
purchased from the artist; private collection, Toronto
Estimate CAD$300-$400

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Singer 3 #3/8
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated 1961
Size 19.75 x 14.5 x 1 in. / 50.2 x 36.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed

Provenance
purchased from the artist; private collection, Toronto
Estimate CAD$300-$400

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Women #3/8
Media colour lithograph on paper
Size 18 x 14 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed

Reference
striking similiar print Nocture 3 included in Maxwell Bates in Retrospect, cat. #53, pg.55 and used as front cover image of the A.G.G.V. 1966 catalogue but not catalogued as either title

Provenance
purchased from the artist; private collection, Toronto
Estimate CAD$500-$700

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Settlers #11/30
Media lithograph on paper
Dated 1955
Size 10 x 7 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed

Reference
included in Maxwell Bates in Retrospect, cat. #38; illustrated in Maxwell Bates, by K.Snow, pg.88

Provenance
purchased from the artist; private collection, Toronto
Estimate CAD$300-$400

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Mother and Boy #1/2 First State
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated 1957
Size 19.5 x 14 x 1 in. / 49.5 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed

Reference
another copy included in the N.G.C. collection #7403

Provenance
purchased from the artist; private collection, Toronto
Estimate CAD$300-$400

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Girl #3/4 artist's proof
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated 1961
Size 18 x 14 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed

Provenance
purchased from the artist; private collection, Toronto
Estimate CAD$300-$400

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Beggar 2 #9/16
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated 1960
Size 17.75 x 14 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; unframed

Reference
included in Maxwell Bates in Retrospect, cat. #62

Provenance
purchased from the artist; private collection, Toronto
Estimate CAD$400-$600

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Official #11/12
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated 1962
Size 18 x 14 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed

Provenance
purchased from the artist; private collection, Toronto
Estimate CAD$300-$400

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Showgirls #13/19
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated 1957
Size 22 x 15.75 x 1 in. / 55.9 x 40 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed

Reference
included in Maxwell Bates in Retrospect, cat. #45, illustrated pg.11; illustrated in Maxwell Bates, by K.Snow, pg.260

Provenance
purchased from the artist; private collection, Toronto
Estimate CAD$300-$400

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Beggar 3 #2/16
Media lithograph on paper
Dated 1962
Size 18 x 14 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed

Provenance
purchased from the artist; private collection, Toronto
Estimate CAD$300-$400

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Woman and Still Life #4/25
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated 1966
Size 22 x 16 x 1 in. / 55.9 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed

Provenance
purchased from the artist; private collection, Toronto
Estimate CAD$300-$400

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Figures #3/9
Media colour lithograph on paper
Size 18 x 8 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; unframed

Provenance
purchased from the artist; private collection, Toronto
Estimate CAD$300-$400

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Figures at a Table #4/9
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated 1968
Size 22 x 16 x 1 in. / 55.9 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; unframed

Reference
another copy included in the N.G.C. collection #7403 [edition of 50]

Provenance
purchased from the artist; private collection, Toronto
Estimate CAD$300-$400

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Clown
Media oil on masonite
Dated 1972
Size 20 x 16 x 1 in. / 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated upper right

Provenance
private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$1,800-$2,200

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Street Scene #29/50
Media lithograph on paper
Dated 1977
Size 17.5 x 22 x 1 in. / 44.4 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed

Provenance
private collection, Vancouver
Estimate CAD$200-$250

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Landscape in Victoria
Media oil on canvas
Dated ca.  1965
Size 16 x 20 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
unsigned; bears letter of authenticity from Masters Gallery, Calgary

Provenance
Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$2,000-$3,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Battle of Mechanics and Poets - Facets Three
Media oil on canvas
Dated 1960
Size 24 x 30 x 1 in. / 61 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled and dated verso; slight dent and surface dirt noted

Reference
'Facets Three' exhibited and illustrated in Maxwell Bates Retrospective Exhibition, Mackenzie Art Gallery although listed as being on masonite; 'Facets Eleven' purchased the 1961 painting from the 5th Biennial Exhibition of Canadian Painting [1963] for the National Gallery of Canada collection

Provenance
Mittry's Art Gallery, Tarzana, Calif., label verso; private collection, Chicago
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Map of Europe
Media ink on paper
Size 7.75 x 11.5 x 1 in. / 19.7 x 29.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
archival mat; unframed

Reference
probably working copies of map to be used in Wilderness of Days by the artist on his war time experiences

Provenance
from the estate of Charlotte Bates, Victoria
Estimate CAD$100-$150

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Abstract
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1960 -'s
Size 13.75 x 16.5 x 1 in. / 34.9 x 41.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
unsigned; archival mat

Provenance
purchased from the estate of Charlotte Bates, Victoria
Estimate CAD$300-$500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Trees
Media oil on canvas board
Dated 1958
Size 16 x 20 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; titled and artist's stamp verso

Provenance
Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary and Masters Gallery, Calgary, labels verso
Estimate CAD$3,000-$3,500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Summer House
Media oil on paper board
Dated 1947
Size 14.5 x 11.75 x 1 in. / 36.8 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower left; titled verso

Estimate CAD$2,500-$3,500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Study for the Calgary Airport - Indians
Media watercolour on paper
Dated ca.  1957
Size 8 x 29.75 x 1 in. / 20.3 x 75.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria number 'MB449' written verso; archival mat front and back

Reference
see Maxwell Bates, A Retrospective, by I.Thom, pg.18 for another example and mention of this project

Estimate CAD$2,000-$2,500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Masked Reveller
Media watercolour on textured paper
Dated 1977
Size 21.5 x 15.75 x 1 in. / 54.6 x 40 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower left; bears title on paper backing

Provenance
corporate collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$600-$800

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Cirque Medrano, Paris #31/50
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated 1966
Size 17.75 x 13.75 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 34.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; minor handling mark in margin

Provenance
Dufour and Pelland Pictures, Montreal, label verso
Estimate CAD$300-$400

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - City View
Media oil on canvas
Size 12 x 16 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right

Provenance
purchased from the artist
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Circus Figure
Media watercolour on paper
Size 14.5 x 19.5 x 1 in. / 36.8 x 49.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
unsigned; archival mat

Provenance
estate of Charlotte Bates; private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$700-$900

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Camp Stove
Media ink and pencil on paper
Dated 1942
Size 7 x 5.25 x 1 in. / 17.8 x 13.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
archival material throughout

Reference
preliminary sketch for illustration in A Wilderness of Days, pg.84; included with lot

Provenance
purchased from the Estate of Charlotte Bates, Victoria; R.J. Sinden Books, Calgary, stamp verso
Estimate CAD$400-$600

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Workman
Media etching on paper
Dated 1952
Size 7.75 x 4.75 x 1 in. / 19.7 x 12.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated in plate upper right; tape stains in margin and some handling marks

Provenance
gift from the artist
Estimate CAD$300-$500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Portrait - Portrait of Marion Thomasson Bates
Media oil on board
Dated 1929
Size 14 x 10.75 x 1 in. / 35.6 x 27.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated verso; artist's stamp verso

Reference
illustrated Maxwell Bates: Biography of an Artist, by K.Snow, pg.249 and discussed pg.12; another painting titled 'Portrait' of the same date and approximate size exhibited at the Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, Maxwell Bates, Retrospective Exhibition, 1960, No.7

Provenance
gift from the artist to Rose Page, one of the artist's first supporters, and by descent to the present owner
Estimate CAD$3,500-$4,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Still Life with White Jug
Media oil on wood board
Dated 1974
Size 16 x 19.75 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 50.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled verso

Provenance
purchased from the artist
Estimate CAD$2,500-$3,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Two Figures in Red and Blue
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1961
Size 19.5 x 14 x 1 in. / 49.5 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; tear in left and top edges

Provenance
purchased from the artist
Estimate CAD$2,000-$2,500

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Landscape with Houses
Media oil on canvas board
Dated 1976
Size 12 x 16 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated upper right

Reference
Kay Snow recounts that 1976/77 was very busy with a joint exhibition of Bates, Peter Daglish and John Snow as well as a Limner show in Toronto and a show at the Backroom Gallery and exhibition at the University of Calgary in 1977 [pg.190]

Provenance
corporate collection, Calgary; Backroom Gallery, Victoria and Downstairs Gallery, Edmonton labels verso
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Facets, Six
Media oil on wood board
Dated 1960
Size 23.75 x 11.75 x 1 in. / 60.3 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled verso; in period frame

Reference
the artist first started exhibited his 'Facet' paintings at the Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery in 1961 and later with the N.G.C.'s exhibition 5th Biennial Exhibition, 1963 of which Facets 11 was exhibited and later purchased by the N.G.C.

Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,200

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Portrait of P.K. Page
Media ink on paper
Size 12.75 x 9 x 1 in. / 32.4 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria number 'MB477' verso

Reference
see biography and another exaple of P.K. Page in Art in Victoria 1960/1986, by N.Tuele, A.G.G.V., 1986

Provenance
Barton Leier Gallery, Victoria, label verso
Estimate CAD$700-$900

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Sketch of Model
Media pencil on paper
Dated 1953
Size 15 x 6 x 1 in. / 38.1 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; Art Gallery of Greater Victoria 'MB305' verso; archival mat front and back

Provenance
purchased from the estate of Charlotte Bates; Barton Leier Gallery, Victoria, label verso
Estimate CAD$500-$700

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title John Snow's Furnace
Media lithograph on paper
Dated 1956
Size 14.5 x 10.25 x 1 in. / 36.8 x 26 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
Art Gallery of greater Victoria number 'MB111.4' verso

Reference
illustrated Maxwell Bates Biography of an Artist, pg.98

Provenance
private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$300-$400

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Portrait of a Man with a Pipe
Media lithograph on paper
Size 9 x 8 x 1 in. / 22.9 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
Art Gallery of greater Victoria number 'MB96' verso

Provenance
private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$250-$350

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Delancey, Oct. 17
Media pencil on paper
Size 3.75 x 5.75 x 1 in. / 9.5 x 14.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
titled upper left; Art Gallery of Greater Victoria number 'MB552' verso; archival mat front and back

Provenance
Barton Leier Gallery, Victoria; private estate, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$150-$200

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Horse and Rider
Media lino block on paper
Size 8.25 x 5 x 1 in. / 21 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria number 'MB79.41' verso

Provenance
purchased from the estate of Charlotte Bates, Victoria
Estimate CAD$350-$450

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Street Scene #43/50
Media lithograph on paper
Size 17.75 x 21.75 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 55.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; unframed

Estimate CAD$150-$250

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Cats and Birds #2/4
Media colour lithograph on paper
Size 14.25 x 20 x 1 in. / 36.2 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; some handling marks; unframed

Estimate CAD$150-$250

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Acrobats #11/11
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated 1956
Size 15.75 x 11.75 x 1 in. / 40 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; some handling marks; unframed

Estimate CAD$150-$250

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Girl's Head #8/13
Media lithograph on paper
Size 9 x 7 x 1 in. / 22.9 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; unframed

Estimate CAD$150-$250

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Evening Scene
Media watercolour on paper
Size 12 x 16 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria number 'MB459' verso; archival mat

Reference
this work relates to a series of paintings the artist did of storms in the foothills region near Calgary in the mid 1950's

Provenance
private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$600-$800

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Cafe Scene
Media ink on paper
Dated ca.  1965
Size 9 x 5.5 x 1 in. / 22.9 x 14 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria number 'MB456' verso; various dates inscibed verso; archival mat front and back

Provenance
Barton Leier Gallery, Victoria, label verso
Estimate CAD$150-$200

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Clown and Table
Media colour monoprint
Dated 1953
Size 2.5 x 3.25 x 1 in. / 6.4 x 8.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, dated and unframed

Provenance
estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Christmas Tree
Media colour monoprint
Size 3.25 x 3.75 x 1 in. / 8.3 x 9.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, unframed

Provenance
estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Punch and Two Others #16/48
Media lithograph on paper
Dated 1977
Size 17.5 x 22 x 1 in. / 44.4 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed

Estimate CAD$250-$350

Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Horse and Rider
Media lino block on paper
Size 8.25 x 5 x 1 in. / 21 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
LOT OF TWO; Art Gallery of Greater Victoria number 'MN79.31' verso; archival mat

Provenance
Petley Jones Gallery, Vancouver, label verso
Estimate CAD$200-$300