Figures at a Table from Centennial Suite
1968 · Screenprint from a portfolio of 13 screenprints, 2 with chine collé, 1 with hand additions
20 1/16 × 15 1/16" (50.9 × 38.2 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Maxwell Bates
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Street Art
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Maxwell Bates was a Canadian painter and muralist who combined geometric abstraction with expressive brushwork, working primarily in oil and acrylic. His compositions often responded to architectural and landscape themes, establishing a distinctive vocabulary that bridged figuration and abstraction. Based in Calgary and later Victoria, British Columbia, Bates was a significant figure in the development of modernism in Western Canada during the postwar period.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 25d ago
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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