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" CALL OF THE WILD " - BALD EAGLE
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
20" x 27"
$195
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"I
have shown this bald eagle in a dynamic calling pose and have
used the angular thrust of the dead tree to add to the force
of the bird." Robert Bateman |
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" CANADA
GEESE FAMILY "
Robert Bateman
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"This
is my first published original stone lithograph. I very
much enjoyed drawing directly on the stone. Its “tooth,”
or texture, gives a solid, warm feeling, which brings to mind
the ancient seas in which the rare Bavarian limestone was formed."
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" CANADA
GEESE NESTING "
Robert Bateman
950
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24" x 31"
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"Canada
geese, for me, are symbols of fidelity and territoriality. I see them as forceful, direct birds. In this painting
I was thinking about the bond between the two and have shown
the male on guard, watchful and alert, and the female on the
nest. " Robert Bateman |
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" CANADA GEESE IN WINTER "
Robert Bateman
400 s/n
Paper
27" x 36"
$1375
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" CANADA
GEESE WITH YOUNG "
Robert Bateman
950
s/n Paper
11" x 18.5"
$575
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"Geese
and swans are famous in the animal kingdom for their faithfulness
as partners; they usually mate for life. With Canada
geese, both parents are involved in rearing the young. The
parents stay together season after season. It has been
said that if one of the pair dies, the other will not mate again."
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"CANADA
WARBLER & PEAR BLOSSOMS "
Robert Bateman
1500 s/n Paper
6.25" x 11.375"
$295
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" CANADA
GEESE OVER THE ESCARPMENT
Robert Bateman
950
s/n Paper
8.25" x 11.625"
$245
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"This
was the view from my studio when I lived in Ontario. It
was different every day, even every hour, as the light changed
and as the season changed. Here I have shown part of
a small flight of Canada geese heading south just at sunset. In a sense, they fit with the rhythm of the seasons." Robert
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" CANADA
GOOSE "
Robert Bateman
350
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3" x 7"
$355
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" CAPE
MAY WARBLER & BALSAM "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
12.5" x 9.5"
$595
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" CARDINAL
AND SNOWBERRIES "
Robert Bateman
3500
s/n Paper 7"
x 5"
$55
450
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x 5" $115
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" CARDINAL
AND SUMAC "
Robert Bateman
2510
s/n Paper
13" x 19.5"
$175
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"One of the ideas behind Cardinal and Sumac was inspired
by a Smithsonian Museum display of an authentic East
Indian village, complete with villagers going about their daily
business. I was strolling through when, all of a sudden,
a villager wearing a flaming red turban walked past a rich,
terra cotta-colored wall. I was struck by the red-on-red
vision - it just sizzled. I knew then, I would someday
paint a cardinal in sumac. Most North Americans have the opportunity
to see cardinals in their own backyards. The cardinal,
however exotic in color, is one of our most familiar favorites. I like the idea of the cardinal as a representative for Earth
Day; it is appropriate that a backyard favorite represent our
need to incorporate environmental action into our own backyards."
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" CARDINAL
AND SUMAC "
PREMIER EDITION
350
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$515
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" CARDINAL
AND WILD APPLES "
Robert Bateman
12,183 s/n
Paper
11.75" x 17.625"
$298
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In a sense, this is a painting of wild apples which also happens to have a cardinal in it. I actually conceived the idea many years ago as one piece. In spite of, or perhaps because of, the cardinal's popularity, I have limited myself to doing very few cardinal paintings. I have done a winter cardinal, a spring cardinal and a female cardinal (after all, one-half of the cardinals in the world are female). I cannot decide whether this is a summer or an autumn cardinal. Perhaps I will consider it late summer since I already have an idea for a painting of an autumn cardinal.
I chose apples to divert your eye from the cardinal, which is a blatant bird to say the least. It is one of my favourite birds, but it is very obvious, so I wanted to give it some competition with a few spectacular and juicy apples.
These apples were growing on my favourite apple tree in Ontario. This is a unique tree producing fruit unlike any I have tasted -- sweet, aromatic, crisp, juicy and almost totally lacking in sourness . . . just to my taste.
All domestic apple trees come from grafting, not seeds. Every McIntosh apple comes from generations of twigs grafted from one tree on Mr. McIntosh's farm near Toronto. It was a genetic sport or freak which had great success. My tree is also a genetic freak, but it will remain forever wild with its unsprayed and blemished fruit. I am reminded of the lyrics of singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell's song, The Big Yellow Taxi. . . "give me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees." Robert Bateman
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" CATCHING
THE LIGHT-BARN OWL "
Robert Bateman
2000 s/n Paper
13.75" x 32.5"
$215
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"The
most intriguing artistic challenge in this painting was to capture
the quality of the slash of light striking across the feathers
of the owl, breaking up the obvious shape of the bird into a new
and fleeting pattern." The barn owl has a wide distribution throughout the world's tropical and temperate areas. In recent decades, however, its numbers have been declining in many parts of its range. Various theories have attempted to account for this decline, including pesticides as well as the increase of automobiles, since barn owls often swoop low at night.
During the year our family spent in Germany, we lived in a typical, big old Bavarian farmhouse, one end of which was a huge barn. Ancient and rustic buildings strongly appeal to me, not only to my sense of nostalgia and imagination but also to my sense of visual aesthetics -- I simply like the look of them. Compared to the average suburban mall, a prefabricated structure that is designed to be impermeable, a barn has rich and organic surfaces which show the work of the hands of the men who built them so long ago. Barns show the patina of age; with physics, chemistry and biology all working together on their surfaces, they grow and develop in a living, organic manner even though they are just buildings.
Although I did not actually see an owl in our barn, I knew that they must have been there in the past, and I felt their presence on the dusty, cobweb-laden rafters. The most intriguing artistic challenge in this painting was to capture the quality of the slash of light striking across the feathers of the owl, breaking up the obvious shape of the bird into a new and fleeting pattern. I deliberately cast the owl's face in shadow -- almost "threw it away" -- a sacrifice to artistic intent which perhaps adds to the sense of elusive mystery of this vulnerable bird. Robert Bateman |
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" CATCHING
THE SCENT " - WOLF
Robert Bateman
950 s/n
Paper
9.5 " x 12"
$515
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"Like man’s best friend, the wolf gets most of his information through
his nose. On a cold winter day, the air is carrying a constant flow of data. Whether these molecular messages
relate to a partner, a prey or an enemy, we do not know. But
the wolf knows."
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" CATTAILS,
FIREWEED & YELLOWTHROAT
Robert Bateman
950 s/n
Paper
15.25" x 11.375"
$345
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"Marshes
and swamps are a wonderful place for life - not just human life
- particularly if you are a naturalist. Spring is my
favorite time in these wetlands with the chorus of frogs, toads,
dragonflies and other insects and especially breeding birds
from ducks to rails, bitterns and songbirds." Robert
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" CENTENNIAL
FARM "
Robert Bateman
950
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19.5" x 26"
$325
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"I
enjoy painting man-made subjects from earlier eras because they
have character and individuality. It is evident that
they have been worked on by the human hand and by the forces
of nature. This can no longer be said of our machine-made,
packaged world, which is increasingly enveloping us." Robert
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" CEREMONIAL
POSE " - RED CROWNED CRANE
Robert Bateman
290
s/n Original Lithograph
15.75" x 33.875"
$1595
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"Here
a red-crowned crane is in ceremonial pose, a ritualistic preening
gesture in his stylized courtship display. The elaborate courtship
dance is designed to engender devotion." Robert Bateman |
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" THE
CHALLENGE " - BULL MOOSE
Robert Bateman
10,671 s/n Paper
23" x 34"
$485
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"A
moose is an intimidating animal. A big bull is huge
- weighing up to half a ton and standing up to seven-and-a-half
feet tall at the shoulder - but is amazingly swift and graceful
when moving through thick forest and underbrush." Robert
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" CHAPEL
DOORS "
Robert Bateman
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"Our
human heritage is just as threatened as our natural heritage. This is sad, because we are losing the reminders of our roots
and a time when craftsmanship and care were more important than
today. Although I usually choose nature as the subjects
of my paintings, I also want to record the remnants of our history."
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" CHARGING
RHINO "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
20" x 32.5"
$789
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"The
black rhinoceros is a prehistoric-looking beast. In fact,
although it is highly evolved, it does have a very ancient history. He and his ancestors roamed the plains of this planet long before
man appeared. In the last ten years, poachers have caused the
rhino population to decline by 90%. I have shown him here in his
bold and rugged defiance." Robert Bateman |
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" CHAPS
- WESTERN BLUEBIRD "
Robert Bateman
950
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14" x 19 5/8"
$199
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"The
wrangler guide rides into the clearing at the end of another day
with a pack horse train. He removes his well worn chaps and other
gear and hangs them on this moose antler. His cabin is in a remote
valley, rarely visited. Perhaps this is why the Western bluebird
feels comfortable enough to hide its nest somewhere within the
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" CHEETAH
PROFILE "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
20" x 30 1/2"
$1175
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"The
cheetah is an animal of the wide-open plains. That is
where his prey, the antelope, lives, and that is where he can
see vast distances. Although he has no serious enemies,
he likes to watch the herds for vulnerable animals and to generally
keep in touch with his surroundings." Robert Bateman |
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" CHEETAH
SIESTA "
Robert Bateman
950
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27.5 x 34.25 Email Price
180 s/n Giclee Canvas 30" x 40"
$785
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"In
the big-game country of Africa I am always aware of the huge,
overpowering, blue sky, especially at places like the Amboseli
plain in southern Kenya, shown here in Cheetah Siesta. I wanted to feel the presence of the sky in this picture, but
I had to be persuaded by my wife, Birgit, that I could put the
horizon as low as it is and still have room for the cheetah and
the plain. I also had to resist the temptation to let
more tall grasses stretch across the horizon, or to introduce
a cruising vulture in the distant sky. By leaving it empty,
the sky becomes as strong a force in the picture as the cheetah
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" CHEETAH
WITH CUBS "
Robert Bateman
950
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15" x 22.25"
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"Cheetahs
are animals of the open plain. Their eyes are a match
for their legs in devouring the miles."
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" CHERRYWOOD
WITH JUNCOS "
Robert Bateman
950
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16" x 21"
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"Juncos
come down to the snow-covered farmland to feed on the seeds from
the crops and the weeds in roadsides and fields." Robert
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" CHICKADEE
AND ROSE HIPS "
Robert Bateman
1500
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7" x 5"
$55
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" CHIEF "
- AMERICAN BISON
Robert Bateman
950 s/n
Paper 20" x 27.25"
$1885
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Canvas 25" x 34" Email-price
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" CHIMNEY
SWIFT ON NEST "
Robert Bateman
950
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11.5" x 8.75"
$68
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"The
chimney swift uses its saliva as glue to stick twigs together
while building his nest. In ancient times, they built
nests inside hollow trees, and today more commonly they use abandoned
chimneys for that purpose. Recently I discovered a chimney swift’s
nest on the old wallpaper of an upper hall in an abandoned farmhouse. In this case, the old house has provided shelter to a new family."
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" CHINSTRAP
PENGUIN "
Robert Bateman
810
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12" x 9"
$188
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There
are many species of penguin in the Southern Hemisphere. They
all have special characteristics, but they have in common the
tuxedo-like black on the back and white on the belly. This
painting is simply a portrait of one of these little fellows standing
beside the typical lichen-encrusted rock of the Antarctic Peninsula."
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" CLAN
OF THE RAVEN "
Robert Bateman
950
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11.75" x 23.5"
$425
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"I
have long had a passionate appreciation for the artistic achievements
of indigenous people, and none more so than the magnificent totem
poles carved by the native inhabitants of the northwest Pacific
coast. These exquisite abstract sculptures in wood represent for
me the pinnacle of indigenous art. They are as beautiful and
powerful as anything created by Picasso or Matisse. Unfortunately,
the few old poles that remain in their natural settings are decaying
and returning to the forest." Robert Bateman |
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" CLEAR
NIGHT - WOLVES "
Robert Bateman
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"I
do not mean this to be a frightening picture. The wolves,
which normally avoid eye contact, are staring right at you. Although
they sense your presence, they can’t quite make you out. They
are alert and interested, but not about to attack. They
are equal to you, the viewer; they are on the same level. The
feeling of slight tension and respect between you and them is
mutual. You are in their domain. Now that they
know about you they will melt away into the gloom." Robert
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" CONTINUING
GENERATIONS SPOTTED OWLS "
Robert Bateman
950
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20" x 15" each
$669 set
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"The
spotted owl is one of the rarest birds in North America. Since they require
large acreage of old growth lowland forest, their existence is
inevitably threatened by clear-cut lumbering activities.c To
me, the spotted owl represents almost a mystical spirit of the
great western forest, as it was when white man first arrived. It would be a pity if the last of the owls were to vanish in this
generation."
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" COLONIAL
GARDEN "
Robert Bateman
950
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15" x 22.625" Email-price
180 s/n Giclee Canvas 16" x 24" $545
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"In Colonial Garden I have tried to show the classic elegance
and civilized restraint which the late 18th and early
19th centuries brought to a more rustic Canada."
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" COOK FOREST - BLACK BEAR "
Robert Bateman
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" COUGAR
IN THE SNOW "
Robert Bateman
11,857 s/n Paper
19.375" x 30.25"
$255
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"The
cougar is, of course, one of the few great hunters left among
the ranks of North American wildlife. The
cougar is now extinct in most of his original range, but in some
areas, particularly in the West, it is doing quite well."
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" COTTAGE
LANE - RED FOX "
Robert Bateman
950
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17" x 22.75"
$1155
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"The
summer colors have started to turn to autumn colors, and the cherry
leaves are showing signs of following suit. There
is the golden glow of a late summer evening back-lighting the
delicate northern grasses."
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" COUGAR
AND KIT "
Robert Bateman
290
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13.75" x 18.875"
$385
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"This
beautiful original lithograph is printed in two colors and enhanced
with hand coloring. It captures well the protectiveness a mother
cougar feels for her young offspring." Robert Bateman |
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" COUGAR
PORTRAIT "
Robert Bateman
950
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7.5" x 11.5"
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"The
cougar is one of the most magnificent animals in North America,
and it is one of the great cats of the world. Although its range was formerly most of the continent in
many habitats, competition with man has pushed it back to a few
of the more remote forest areas."
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" COUNTRY
LANE - PHEASANT "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n
Paper
15" x 18.5"
$735
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"There
is magic in an early spring evening. The
new grass of the year is emerald bright, but the leaves have yet
to come into leaf. The twigs are taking
on subtle warmth of color, and here and there first blossoms have
appeared. This is ideal country for the
ring-necked pheasant."
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" COURTING
PAIR - WHISTLING SWANS "
Robert Bateman
950
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17.875" x 24"
$295
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"The
big, white birds are strong and fierce. They
have flown thousands of miles from wintering grounds to the arctic
to begin their nesting and are now performing their courtship
ritual."
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" COURTSHIP
DISPLAY - WILD TURKEY "
Robert Bateman
950
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$215
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"The
American wild turkey, to me, symbolizes the wild American which
greeted the pilgrims when they arrived. The
birds, like the land and the Indians, were strong, bold and flamboyant,
yet vulnerable." Robert Bateman |
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" COYOTE
IN WINTER SAGE "
Robert Bateman
950
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19.5" x 29.5" $1750
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"The
coyote, or brush wolf, is our North American wild dog. He is standing
on an old glacial gravel ridge, among winter sagebrush. I enjoyed
the austere colors and rich textures and forms."
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" COYOTE
HEAD STUDY "
Robert Bateman
2500 s/n
Paper
7.125" x 10.75"
$68
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"The
much maligned coyote is the definitive survivor. Found in a variety
of habitats, its diet consists of rabbits. rodents, carrion and
occasionally, larger mammals, especially deer. Coyotes are one
of the fastest terrestrial animals in North America, capable of
reaching speeds of 38 miles per hour. The coyote will sometimes
form a mutually beneficial partnership with a badger, in which
the two will actually hunt together. The coyote uses its keen
sense of smell to locate burrowing rodents so that the badger
can dig them up with its powerful claws. Both then share the prize.
It is no wonder that an animal so resourceful as the coyote not
only has managed to survive, but that it has extended its territory.
This is due in part to human intervention which included the clearing
of forests and almost total elimination of the coyote’s competition,
the wolf." Robert Bateman |
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" CURIOUS
GLANCE - RED FOX "
Robert Bateman
950
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14.25" x 23"
$725
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"The
red fox likes to move where there is cover for a quick escape.
This badland habitat is ideal for this purpose, with its heavily
eroded gullies. In the brightness and complexities of the soil
texture, I tried to complement the brightness and complexity of
the fox." Robert Bateman |
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CRIES
OF COURTSHIP RED-CROWNED CRANES
Robert Bateman
950
s/n Paper
24.75" x 40"
$785
50 s/n Canvas Showstopper
45" x 73"
$3775
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"The
red crowned crane has a very special place in Japanese folklore
as a symbol of long life and happiness. It has for thousands of
years been portrayed in sculpture, crafts and especially painting.
The charisma of the crane is not surprising in view of its size,
elegant form and clear contrasting colors - white, black and red
The other reason for its special place is that the cranes mate
for life. The appearance of the crane and its pair bonding behavior
combine to produce a visual spectacle almost unsurpassed in the
natural world." Robert Bateman |
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" CURLED
UP - SWIFT FOX "
Robert Bateman
950
s/n Paper
11 5/8" X 9 3/8
$85
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"The
plains bison is not the only species that almost disappeared after
Europeans arrived on the prairies. Just
as integral a member of the mixed grasslands ecosystem was the
swift fox, a nocturnal hunter no bigger than a large house cat. Despite its speed - it can run up to 37mph in short bursts
- and the fact that its fur was not especially prized, by 1900
only a few isolated populations remained, and by the late 1930s
the swift fox had completely disappeared from the Canadian prairies,
the northern fringe of its reign. In ensuing
years the U.S. population has continued to decline, but the Canadian
population has recently begun to make a comeback." Robert
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