Maxwell Bennett Bates
1906–1980
Maxwell Bates LL.D was an architect and expressionist painter. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
CafeLevis Fine Art Auctions · CA$45,630≈ $33,969≈ £27,342≈ €30,708Sign up to see
Interior with FiguresLevis Fine Art Auctions · CA$35,100≈ $26,588≈ £17,620≈ €24,674Sign up to see
Prairie PeopleLevis Fine Art Auctions · CA$24,570≈ $24,150≈ £15,053≈ €17,574Sign up to see
Maxwell Bennett Bates’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
174
of 174 offered · 1992–2026
Sell-through
100%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
48 sold lot(s) are awaiting a USD exchange rate and are excluded from averages.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 52 | 52 | 100% | $7kSign up | $4.6kSign up | $34kSign up |
| Oil | 50 | 50 | 100% | $6.6kSign up | $4.6kSign up | $34kSign up |
| Acrylic | 1 | 1 | 100% | $24.2kSign up | $24.2kSign up | $24.2kSign up |
| Works on paper | 49 | 49 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $777Sign up | $6.3kSign up |
| Watercolor | 19 | 19 | 100% | $1.8kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $5.9kSign up |
| Pastel | 3 | 3 | 100% | $743Sign up | $743Sign up | $951Sign up |
| Drawing | 20 | 20 | 100% | $395Sign up | $395Sign up | $805Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 73 | 73 | 100% | $469Sign up | $431Sign up | $1kSign up |
| Etching | 3 | 3 | 100% | $987Sign up | $987Sign up | $1kSign up |
| Lithograph | 59 | 59 | 100% | $406Sign up | $370Sign up | $938Sign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 1 | 1 | 100% | $119Sign up | $119Sign up | $119Sign up |
| Print (other) | 10 | 10 | 100% | $740Sign up | $681Sign up | $1kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | $261Sign up |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | $3kSign up |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | $1kSign up |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | $606Sign up |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | $758Sign up |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | $2kSign up |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | $602Sign up |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2016 | 15 | 15 | $1kSign up |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | $2.7kSign up |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | $446Sign up |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | $776Sign up |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | $718Sign up |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | $587Sign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | $629Sign up |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | $132Sign up |
| 2000 | 4 | 4 | $496Sign up |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | $499Sign up |
| 1998 | 3 | 3 | —Sign up |
| 1997 | 6 | 6 | —Sign up |
| 1996 | 13 | 13 | —Sign up |
| 1995 | 5 | 5 | —Sign up |
| 1994 | 9 | 9 | —Sign up |
| 1993 | 5 | 5 | —Sign up |
| 1992 | 7 | 7 | —Sign up |