"HUMMINGBIRD PAIR - FEMALE "
DIPTYCH -
Robert Bateman

950 s/n ( 2 Print Set ) Paper
10.75" x 10.5" each
$775

"HUMMINGBIRD PAIR - MALE "

"I have shown this pair as a diptych.  The idea came from Japanese screens,
which have almost an arbitrary breaking of a continuous scene.  This somehow
forces the viewer to see the scene in a fresh way and gives the composition
an alternative significance.  I was conscious of the parallel between the almost
stained glass glow of the backlit aspen leaves and the burning iridescence of
the hummingbird’s feathers.  Hummingbirds are special.  They are in some ways
more like an insect than a bird.  They are designed for flowers as are many
insects.  As most flowers are too delicate to perch on, the hummingbirds
are very light so that they can hover, usually only touching the flower with
the tips of their tongues as they sip the nectar.  The wings are virtually
invisible, and their iridescent feathers flash brilliant and dull, depending on
the angle of reflection."
Robert Bateman

  

- Hummingbird Pair Dyptich -

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