David Bates
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Works
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David BatesStringer of Sheepshead, 1994Lithograph44 3/4 by 30 inches
Framed: 49 1/4 by 34Edition 21/40 -
David BatesRedwing Black Birds, 1986Oil on canvas48 by 36 inches
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David BatesBus Stop, 1985Oil on canvas48 x 36 inches
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David BatesBar-B-Q, 1982Lithograph29 1/2 x 22 inches
33 1/2 by 26 5/8 inches framedEdition 50, 29/50
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Biography
Critic Lilly Wei has described Bates' works as " ... meditative and restless, naïve and sophisticated, suave and awkward, bad and beautiful, pictorial and sculptural, abstract and representational. Color, line, shape, foreground and background merge on the surface to create a vigorous tapestry."
Bates believes the intricacy of his painting "makes it more interesting and richer for both of us" (painter and the viewer). "It's that rawness that I need to have. I need to balance the very beautiful, the formal, and the contemplative with that quirky, southern thing."
David Bates was born in Dallas where he presently lives and works and attended Southern Methodist University where he received both his B.F.A. and M.F.A. His paintings, works on paper, and sculptures are represented in numerous private and museum collections, including The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Carnegie Museum, The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, The Dallas Museum of Fine Arts and both the Smithsonian's American Art Museum and Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
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News
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Why Artist David Bates Chose Dallas Over New York
David Bates challenged conventional wisdom and won. Here's the proof. 2014 Read more -
The Most Successful Dallas Artist Ever
David Bates turned his back on the New York art world. Now they call his work a guilty pleasure. July 17, 2025 Read more -
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