" BACKLIGHT " - MUTE SWAN |
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950 s/n Paper
15 3/8" x 23"
$475
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"Since
the swan is basically a white bird and almost too pretty, I
decided to paint it back lit, making it primarily a sooty, dark
color The wing feathers lifted in courtship display are translucent
and glow like a stained glass window." Robert Bateman |
"BALD
EAGLE FLYING" |
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950
s/n Paper
9 5/16"" x 15 3/8"
$330
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"As
a young naturalist growing up, one of my favorite books was
the large, Birds of America, edited by Pearson and John
Burrows, and published in 1917 and 1936. In this volume, Burrows
sums up my feelings about the bald eagle: “He draws great lines
across the sky; he sees the forests like a carpet beneath him,
he sees the hills and valleys as folds and wrinkles in a many
colored tapestry… dignity, elevation, repose are his. I would
have my thoughts take as wide a sweep. I would be as far removed
from the petty cares and turmoil of this noisy and blustering
world.” Robert Bateman |
"BALD
EAGLE SERIES #1" |
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Original Lithographs. |
"BANYAN
WALK" - PEACOCK |
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180
s/n Canvas Giclee
24" x 42"
$995
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Canvas
Giclee. |
"BARN
SWALLOW & HORSE COLLAR" |
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950
s/n Paper
17" x 11 1/4"
$310
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"When
I saw this old horse collar hanging in an abandoned barn, it
conjured up all the richness of past eras. All of those little
straps and buckles would be common knowledge to the men and
boys who hitched up “Old Nellie” to whatever she had to pull.
They are meaningless to most of us today. The collar was probably
hung on the peg with a view to repairing it someday. That day
never came. The barn swallow, however, is still as active in
this new world as it was in the old, flitting by the collar
that his ancestor would have seen in use." Robert
Bateman |
| "BARN
OWL IN THE CHURCHYARD" |
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Giclee Canvas 180 s/n $575 19" X 24"
950
s/n Paper
15 1/2" x 19 1/2"
$550
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"Throughout
my life, the few times that I have seen a barn owl it has had
an almost spiritual, unexpected quality. In
each case, I have been prowling quietly in or near old buildings.
Feeling a bit like an intruder, I have been startled
by the silent flapping of the barn owl’s wings." Robert
Bateman |
"BARN
SWALLOWS IN AUGUST" |
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950
s/n Paper Edition
20" x 30 1/4"
$595
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"A
traditional barn is like a piece of natural landscape. It was
built with materials found in nature in the vicinity. Weather
and organisms work on the wood and stone so that it evolves
and changes gradually with time. This particular barn was built
by my grandfather."
Robert Bateman |
| "BEAVER
POND REFLECTIONS" |
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950
s/n Paper
17 1/2" x 11 3/8"
$440 |
"For
me, the main visual impact of this painting is the powerful,
dark reflection shapes crossed by the strong vertical lines
of the trees and their reflections. The
beaver is obviously slicing across this beauty on a busy errand
known only to him." Robert Bateman |
"BLACK- CROWNED NIGHT HERON PAIR" |
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950 s/n
Paper
16" x 32"
$169
18 0 s/n Canvas Giclee
20" x 40"
$750
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"BLACK
EAGLE" |
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950
s/n Paper
20 3/4" x 13 1/2"
$189 |
"This
scene is based on a memorable experience early one morning in
Africa. We visited a granite outcrop, which
was the home of a pair of black eagles.
As the sun warmed their perches on the higher rocks, upward
air currents were generated. Soon the eagles
took off, riding the thermals, and gave us a wonderful display
of flying skills as they hunted for prey." Robert Bateman |
"BLUFFING
BULL - ELEPHANT" |
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950
s/n Paper
18 1/4" x 22 1/4"
$1550 |
"I
have been charged quite often by lone bull elephants who were
only bluffing. Although I never stood
my ground to test them, I felt that their efforts were halfhearted
bravado. Even as I departed, I have seen
them stop in a swirl of dust, tossing their heads and swinging
their trunks to put me in my place." - Robert Bateman |
"BLUEBIRD
AND BLOSSOMS" PRESTIGE EDITION |
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s/n Paper
11 3/8" x 17"
s/n Lithograph
3 3/8" x 8"
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"In
the early spring, you can look through the forest and see the
blossoms of the dogwood like glowing beacons or candles, particularly
when the sun shines through and they are backlit. This is the
primary effect I wanted to achieve in this painting. There is
a lightness, an airiness and a delicacy to everything—a kind of
gentleness. This is why I chose the bluebird for this painting
of early spring. It doesn’t sit there and sing away defiantly;
it has a little, low kind of purring chirp. It is one of the most
gentle of all birds." Robert Bateman |
"BLUE
CRANES" - SAPPI PORTFOLIO |
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550 s/n Paper
20" x 16 3/4"
$99 |
Part
of the exclusive limited edition (550) "Sappi" portfolio.
Money generated from the sale of the portfolio go to the World
Wildlife Fund South Africa. |
"BRIGHT
DAY-ATLANTIC PUFFINS" |
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"I
wanted to catch the feeling of a bright and breezy summer day.
The puffins make me think of old-time British sailors,
and the color of their bills reminds me of the nautical flags
and bunting decorating the sailing ships." Robert Bateman |
"BROWN
PELICAN AND PILINGS" |
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"The
pelican painted here is alert but at ease with its bill resting
on its chest. The ropes and tackle on the
pilings echo the form of the pelican’s head and bill, while the
white textures repeat the pattern of its back plumage." Robert
Bateman |
"BULL
MOOSE" |
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"The
first snows of winter find the bull moose in peak condition.
His antlers have been cleared of the ragged velvet leftover
from the summer growing, and his coat has reached its thick and
glossy prime. He is also in a fighting
mood and a dangerous animal even though the rutting season is
over." Robert Bateman |
"BIG
BLACK" |
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950
s/n Paper Edition
24 1/2" x 24 3/5"
$575
Giclee canvas 32 X 32 $1675 |
Robert Bateman. |
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"BALD
EAGLE" |
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120 s/n Lithograph
11 3/4" x 8 7/8"
$1450
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"BALTIMORE ORIOLE & PLUM BLOSSOMS "
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1250 s/n Paper
10"x13.375" $115
Giclee Canvas 225 s/n 12"x16" $450 |
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" BALD
EAGLE PORTRAIT " |
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950
s/n Paper
11 3/4" x 16 3/4"
$299 |
"I
like the look of all predators, from lions to kestrels.
As far as I know, there is no scientific explanation
for the fact that they all look fierce and slightly angry."
Robert Bateman |
"BANK
OF SWANS" |
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950
s/n Paper Edition
16 1/4" x 32 1/2"
$210
180 s/n Canvas Edition
18" x 35"
$699 |
"I
saw this group of mute swans resting and preening beside the
sea with dark water reflecting a dark sky and low, warm light
gracing their shapes, like some off-stage lighting illuminating
a "corps de ballet" getting ready for Swan Lake."- Robert
Bateman |
| "BEACH
GRASS AND TREE FROG" |
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Paper |
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12
1/2" x 26" |
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Lithograph |
4"
x 4" |
"This
clump of grass caught my eye as I was visiting Ninstints, the
abandoned Haida village that I portrayed in Spirits
of the Forest. The frog is an important
part of the mythology of the Haida people, yet frogs are disappearing
all over the world, just as native cultures are disappearing.
Perhaps those very raindrops contain a trace of chemicals
from our modern technology, which is hurting the delicate web
of life on this planet."
Robert Bateman |
| "BAOBAB
TREE AND IMPALA" |
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950 s/n Paper
25 3/4" x 20"
$290
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| "Sculptural
forms in nature visually excite me. The trunk of this baobob
tree reminds me of a great castle or a piece of mountainous
landscape. The textures are varied and interesting and reflect
the events that have taken place in the life of the tree."-
Robert Bateman |
"BIG
COUNTRY" - PRONGHORN ANTELOPE |
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950 s/n
Paper Edition
13 1/2" x 25"
$263
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"The
feeling I wanted to capture in this painting is one of wide,
open spaces of the big country where the pronghorns live.
They like to be able to see long distances to watch for
enemies. I tried for a transparent -
almost opalescent - look to achieve this feeling of delicacy
and space." Robert Bateman |
"THE
BIG PINES OF TEMAGAMI" |
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s/n Paper
8" x 10 3/4"
$325
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"Even
though this is a small, Affordable Treasure, the scene depicted
is one of wide open spaces and awesome grandeur. Lose yourself
in the flight of this eagle as he soars high above the pines."
Robert Bateman |
"ROBERT
BATEMAN: BIRDS" |
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Hardcover
Book
176 Pages 10" x 10""
$25 |
Beautiful
book of works by Robert Bateman. |
"BLACKSMITH
PLOVER" |
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950 s/n
Paper
11 1/2" x 25 1/4"
$225
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"Driving
through dry, big game country, watching for rhino, I saw instead
this little plover huddled in the spindly shadows of a tiny tree.
It was high noon and intensely hot. The network of cracks in the
parched soil was interplaying with the latticework of shadows."
Robert Bateman |
"BLACK-TAILED
DEER IN THE OLYMPICS" |
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950 s/n
Paper
20 " x 29 3/4"
$275
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"The
black-tailed deer is a coastal race of the mule deer. I
have shown this mature buck in midsummer with his antlers in
velvet. The setting is an alpine meadow in the Olympic Mountains.
Summer is spectacular with cotton grass, Indian paintbrush and
other flowers."
Robert Bateman |
"BLUEBIRD
AND BLOSSOMS" |
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s/n Paper
11 3/8" x 17"
$315 |
"In
the early spring, you can look through the forest and see the
blossoms of the dogwood like glowing beacons or candles, particularly
when the sun shines through and they are backlit. This is the
primary effect I wanted to achieve in this painting. There is
a lightness, an airiness and a delicacy to everything—a kind of
gentleness. This is why I chose the bluebird for this painting
of early spring. It doesn’t sit there and sing away defiantly;
it has a little, low kind of purring chirp. It is one of the most
gentle of all birds." Robert Bateman |
"BROAD-TAILED
HUMMINGBIRD PAIR" |
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"The
broad-tailed hummingbird is strictly found in the areas of the
Rockies and the Great Basin. It may be
seen visiting the flowers in mountain meadows and usually nests
in coniferous forests. The wings of male
broad-tailed hummingbirds produce a loud, trilling noise in their
diving and looping display flights." Robert Bateman |
"BUFFALO
AT AMBOSELI" |
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500
s/n Paper31" x 20 1/4"
$1100 |
"The
beautiful Mount Kilimanjaro rises in the background of the setting
of Buffalo at Amboseli, but I was more interested in conveying
the detail and texture of this old buffalo’s own habitat - the
trees, stumps, grasses, dust, and mud that surround him in the
late-afternoon light. As often happens,
while I was painting I found a shape that interested me and that
became a theme in the picture - a sickle shape that appears in
the buffalo’s nostril and his horn. This
is echoed in the shadow on his rump, in the dry branches in the
foreground, and in the mud."
Robert Bateman |
"BULL
MOOSE" - LITHOGRAPH |
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252
s/n Lithograph
13" x 15"
$215 |
"Tradition
can sometimes become lost amidst technology. I
admire tradition and traditional methods of creating things -
whether it is a barn or a work of art. I
also take particular pleasure in traditional forms of art - like
original prints - forms that require time and the skilled hands
of a craftsman." Robert Bateman |
"BURROWING
OWL" |
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950
s/n Paper
9 1/2" x 14 3/8"
$74 |
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"BY
THE TRACKS" - KILLDEER |
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"The
delicacy of this little killdeer contrasts with the heavy power
of the railway ties and tracks, yet it fits perfectly into this
man-made environment, as does the young dandelion." Robert
Bateman |
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