ROBERT BATEMAN
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" SPRING MARSH PINTAIL PAIR "
Robert Bateman

950 s/n Paper
18.125" x 24.875"
$239

  

Spring Marsh Pintail Pair - Anas acuta

“If elegance is a word which can be applied to a duck, then the pintail would top the list. The long
neck, well-proportioned head, slender tail with quiet but crisp colours all blend in a dynamic yet
refined whole. Even the female, although coloured like the mallard hen, has a graceful,
pintail proportion.

I associate pintails with very pleasant times in my life. Each spring I try to visit one of the migration
staging areas for waterfowl. In addition to the excitement of the ducks, geese and swans, there are
the first smells of spring and the songs of the perching birds and frogs. In summer, I associate
pintails with the rich sights, sounds and scents of the marsh. And in the fall, I picture blue skies,
bright clouds and strong winds with pintail flights moving south.

This painting depicts a pair in early spring. The new, green shoots of the marsh have yet to show
themselves. I was interested in the vertical patterns made by last year's cattails and their reflections
and the way that they relate to the elegant form of the ducks.”
Robert Bateman

Spring Marsh - Pintail Pair - Robert Bateman

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