Object Information
David Bates
English, 1840-1921
Autumn River Scene, The Brook, 1889
Oil on canvas
30 1/8 x 42 1/4 in. (76.5 x 127.5 cm)
Inscribed lower left: David Bates 89
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Weise, 1986.1280
Medieval to Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Not on Display
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
Steger, Illinois, Signature Galleries, The Victoriana Exhibition, December 1972, no cat.
Publication History
The Art Institute of Chicago, Annual Report 1986-1987 (Chicago, 1987), p. 56
Ownership History
Reginald Webberly (died 1967), Chicago; by descent to his wife, Rosalind Webberly-Mikesell, Chicago [according to letter from Rosalie Webberly-Mikesell dated January 4, 2004, in curatorial file]; sold to Signature Galleries, Chicago by December 1972 [according to letter of Richard H. Love dated October 25, 2004, in curatorial file; the Signature Galleries’ record for the painting does not provide the date of its purchase]; sold to Mr. and Mrs. John T. Weise, Evanston, 15 November 1975 [according to Signature Galleries’ inventory record, stock no. B-45]; given to the Art Institute, 1986.