"OCEAN RHAPSODY" |
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2500 s/n Paper
16 1/4" x 32 1/2" $225
180 s/n Canvas
18" x 36" $1950
50 s/n Giclee Canvas
30" x 60" Email Price
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Ocean
Rhapsody, is Robert Bateman’s first underwater painting. |
"OLD ADOBE - WHITE-WINGED DOVES" |
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950 s/n Paper
8 1/2 " x11 1/4
$74
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We
visited this old fort and monastery in the Big Bend
country of Texas on a birding expedition a few years
ago. These old Spanish buildings
of the Southwest combine elegance and earthiness in
a way I find very satisfying. Built
of adobe and other local materials that the Pueblo Indians
have used for thousands of years, they are classically
balanced, harmonious, and restrained. New buildings don’t often appeal to me as subjects,
but I enjoy painting older ones, which have become weathered
and worn in ways that tell each building’s story. Here, for instance, you can see at the top of
the door a place where a leak in the roof may have been
patched years ago. Doves, which are thought of as peaceful
and rather domestic birds, seemed to me appropriate
for this setting. These white-winged
doves are typical of this countryside around the Mexican
border. I wanted this painting to be essentially a
series of flat planes viewed from different distances
and different angles. Apart from
the one low wall, I wasn’t showing the tops and bottoms
of the planes, and I had to give the viewer the information
needed to understand what they are, by conveying texture
and light. One of the solutions
was to recreate a spider’s web pattern of cracks in
the adobe, which then is foreshortened when seen from
an angle. - Robert Bateman |
"ON THE BRINK - RIVER OTTERS" |
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1250 s/n Paper
21 5/8" x 29 1/8"
$485 |
Otters
seem to spend much of their time having fun. In On The Brink, I wanted a rollicking
action, almost like a carousel or a children’s playground
game to suggest the antics of otters. - Robert Bateman |
"ON THE MOVE - RED FOX" |
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950 s/n Paper
11 7/8" x 23 1/2"
$135 |
Robert Bateman |
"ON THE POND - WOOD DUCKS" |
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950 s/n Paper
15"x 22 1/8"
$139
350 s/n Canvas
16"x 24 "
$375
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Robert Bateman |
| "OSPREY FAMILY" |
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950 s/n Paper
20" x 29 1/2 "
$260 |
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have tried to capture the return of fertility by showing
the osprey family with a fierce, almost defiant demeanor. The true personality of a particular species’
expression is something I try very hard to capture.
- Robert Bateman |
| "OTTER PAIR" |
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290
s/n Lithograpg
7 3/4" x 9 3/4 "
$280
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Robert Bateman |
"OTTER STUDY" |
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950 s/n Paper Edition
14 1/4" x 19 "
$340 |
The
otter is a favorite animal wherever it is found. It lives in beautiful country, usually along
lakes and rivers and even seacoasts. Otters are gregarious, often traveling in family
groups and enjoying a strong sense of fun. - Robert
Bateman |
"OUT OF RANGE" |
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650 s/n Paper
15" x 36"
$230
180 s/n Canvas Giclee
18" x 43"
$755 |
Robert Bateman |
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OUT OF THE WHITE-SNOW LEOPARD |
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950 s/n Paper 16"x16" $118Giclee Canvas 180 s/n 18"x18" $ 635 |
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"OLD BUGGY AND WINTER BIRDS" |
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950 s/n Paper
19 1/2" x 32 1/2 "
$1095 |
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" OFF THE LEASH " |
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950 s/n Paper 14.375"x22.25" $169
Giclee Canvas 180 s/n 18"x28" $659 |
"OLD WHALING BASE AND FUR SEALS" |
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950
s/n Paper
13 3/4" x 19 "
$310 |
This
is Deception Island in the Antarctic Peninsula. It is basically the rim of a volcanic crater,
so the island is a thin, steep ring. It is a fairly old volcano, but it is not extinct. Kerguelen fur seals visit the island during certain
times of the year. - Robert Bateman |
"OLD WILLOW AND MALLARDS" |
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950
s/n Paper
20 1/4" x 33 1/2"
$365 |
This
big old willow stump, with its sculptural form, is one
of the outstanding memories of my visit to California’s
Sacramento Valley. I worked very
hard to place the mallards in an open, random fashion
to give a sense of naturalness as well as the tranquility
I felt. - Robert Bateman |
| "OLD WILLOW - MANDARIN PAIR" |
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950 s/n Paper
10 1/4" x21 3/4"
$230
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Welcome
two visitors from the orient. A colorful pair of Mandarin
ducks swim serenely under the shade of a weeping willow
tree. A quiet, contemplative piece of art, you can almost
hear the gentle ripples the water will make as they
glide past you. - Robert Bateman |
| "ON THE ALERT - CHIPMUNK" |
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950 s/n Paperr
7 1/2" x 12"
$410
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Although
he sleeps through winter’s very cold spells, the chipmunk
is not a true hibernator. As the sun warms the dark
rocks, he will come out to see what is happening and
look for a snack or two. This rocky ledge harbors some
plant life that also does not retreat from winter. -
Robert Bateman |
"ON THE GARDEN WALL" |
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950 s/n
Paper Edition
10 5/8" x 6 1/2"
$575
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Although
my favorite kind of country is wilderness which has
been virtually untouched by man, I do enjoy our human
heritage, particularly where the works of man and nature
mingle in a mellow sort of way. I
am not a gardener, but I do enjoy gardens, especially
old, traditional ones. - Robert Bateman |
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" ON THE WING - BALD EAGLE " |
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950 s/n Paper-- 22.5"x22.25" $175 GicleeCanvas 180s/n 27"x30" $850 |
"ORCA PROCESSION" |
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950 s/n Paper
20" x 27.75" $2175
Giclee Canvas 250 s/n--- 27"x38" $1350 -----GicleeCanvas 99s/n ------33"x46" $1925
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“Orca”
is the generic name for the “killer whale.” Most people now prefer to use the name “orca,”,
as “killer” is a pejorative term. After
all, every meat-eating creature is a killer. Orca is much more dignified. Dignity is the name that applies to these creatures. They are big and very impressive in their speed,
intelligence and power. - Robert Bateman |
"OSPREY IN THE RAIN" |
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I
have never thought that art should be pretty and comfortable. For most living things, life is tough and relatively
short. On balance, however, life
is absorbing and exciting and well worth the effort. In this picture, I wanted to show one of the
more miserable moments in the day of an osprey. This is a painting in the tradition of the great
Japanese woodblock artist, Hokusai, who showed life
in all its aspects. - Robert Bateman |
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