Sunday, October 13, 2024
LOT #40

David Bates (American, b.1952) "Bait Fish" Oil on Canvas

1989, signed lower right and again in felt tip on the stretcher giving title and date, depicting netting of fish by lantern light, float mounted in a wood frame, illustrated on page 112 of “David Bates” by Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth in association with Scala Publishers, accompanied by a custom fitted crate

Estimate: $40,000 - $60,000

Hammer Price: $180,000

Provenance: Purchased at Art International Chicago 1990, Collection of Dr. & Mrs. Christopher Graf, Woodlot Gallery, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, thence by descent

Dimensions: Height: 72 inches, Width: 60 inches (stretcher); Frame Height: 74 inches, Frame Width: 62 inches

Condition: UV inspected, no damage to artwork noted, frame having light wear, UV inspected, no damage to artwork noted, frame having light wear

Disclaimers: not examined out of the frame

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