DAVID BATES (1840–1921), BRITISH THE VILLAGE DRAW-WELL, 1895 Oil on canvas; signed and dated 1895 lower left, signed, titled and dated 1895 verso 18 ins x 14 ins; 45.7 cms x 35.6 cms Provenance: Acquired by E.T. Sturdee from the exhibition; Estate of E.T. Sturdee, n.p., 1976; Private Collection, France Exhibited: Art Union exhibition, London, UK, 1896 inscribed to typed label frame verso Note: "The Village Draw-well" is reviewed in a newspaper clipping adhered to the canvas verso. It mentions E.T. Sturdee and his purchase at the London Art Union exhibition. The writer comments, "Nothing could be more delicately done than this skilful (sic) rendering of cottages, trees, shrubbery, grass, plot, human figures and all the other objects that make up a sweet and quiet village in the motherland. The old well from which the picture takes its title is in the foreground, and, of course, the principal feature of the scene [...]" Estimate: $1,500—2,500