"WADING
HERON AND WILLOW" |
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950 s/n Paper
11 1/2" x 14 3/8"
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Robert Bateman |
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" THE WARRIOR - LION " |
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180 Giclee Canvas 20"x40" $850 |
"WATCHFUL REPOSE BLACK BEAR" |
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950 s/n Paper
20" x 25 1/2 "
$699
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Black
bears have a mixed relationship with humans. To
our eyes, they are alternately dangerous, lovable and a nuisance. To their eyes, we are to be feared, ignored or exploited.
- Robert Bateman |
"WHISTLING SWAN - LAKE ERIE" |
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1950 s/n Paper
23" x 30 3/4"
$299 |
One
of my most exciting memories from my early days as a naturalist
was the occasion of a trip to Lake Erie to see the whistling swan
migration. The goal is to be at the Long Point marshes at about
dawn to witness the swans taking off from their roosting place
far out in the marsh to continue their migration to their arctic
breeding grounds. We stood in the damp, chilly, gray dawn hoping
to see or hear something. Suddenly they were there—great silvery
shapes coming out of the mist and passing remarkably low over
our heads. The lone swan pictured here is searching for the flock
to settle down for the night on the broad, flat Lake Erie lowlands.
The landscape is reminiscent of its wide open nesting grounds
in the North. I have made the sky a very important element in
the painting. It is wide and endless—it is the highway for these
great birds. - Robert Bateman |
"WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW IN DOUGLAS FIR" |
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4500 s/n Paper
10" x 6 1/2"
$74 |
Robert
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"WHITE-FOOTED MOUSE DRAWING |
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950 s/n Paper
5 3/4" x 7 3/4"
$475
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The
white-footed mouse is one of my favorite mammals. They like to
take advantage of man’s cottages and cabins, but their real place
is in the hardwood forests. They produce
a labyrinth of runways and tunnels in the rich litter of the forest
floor. - Robert Bateman |
"WHITE ON WHITE SNOWSHOE HARE" |
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950
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9 3/8"x 18 7/8"
$1095
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painting presented a challenge. In order
to make the animal stand out, the logical place to put it would
have been in front of the dark vegetation, but I thought it would
be more interesting to paint the hare as nature had intended it
- white on white. - Robert Bateman |
"WHITE PELICAN" |
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950 s/n Paper
9 1/4" x 11"
$64 |
Robert Bateman |
"WHITETAIL IN WINTER" |
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950 s/n Paper
13.5" x 32.375"
$188 |
bert Bateman |
"WHITE-TAILED DEER THROUGH THE BIRCHES" |
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10000 s/n Paper
21 1/4 " x 29.875"
$288 |
This
white-tailed buck, moving behind the slender trunks of birch trees,
sighted you long before you spotted him. I know a lot of people
might ask, "Why paint a nice deer and then put all those branches
in front of it?" but that is how you see them in the wild. I also
like the veiled effect of the delicate verticals of the birches
before the deeper horizontal planes of the painting. In Through
the Birches, I tried to create the illusion of a screen of
tree trunks, branches, twigs, leaves and grasses, allowing the
viewer to discover this handsome white-tail. - Robert Bateman |
"WIDE HORIZON - TUNDRA SWANS"
1990 National
Fish and Wildlife Stamp Print |
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s/n Paper
6 1/2" x 9 "
$175 |
Robert Bateman |
"WIDE HORIZON - TUNDRA SWANS" PREMIER EDITION |
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s/n Paper
19 7/8" x 29 3/8"
$688
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11" x 15 1/2"
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In
this painting, I have shown the male standing guard and the female
sheltering the downy, newly hatched cygnets. Since
the purpose of this painting is for conservation and environmental
work, I wanted to show the “on guard” stance and the hope embodied
in the coming generation. The tundra swan is a recent name given
to the whistling swan; the new name is far more appropriate. First of all, these birds do not whistle. Their cry is a kind of sonorous, clarion-like yodel; secondly,
they do live almost entirely on the tundra regions of North America
during the breeding season. - Robert Bateman |
"WILDEBEESTS AT SUNSET" |
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One
evening in Amboseli Park in Kenya, on our way back to camp we
saw in the setting sun a big herd of wildebeests drawing together
for the night. I was impressed by the mellowness
of the mood and by the light and color - a kind of liquid gold
over everything just before the sun dropped below the horizon. When I was doing the painting, I experimented with different
sizes and places for the sun; finally I put it just off the classic
dynamic point of the rectangle of the painting. - Robert Bateman |
"WINDOW INTO ONTARIO" |
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950 s/n Paper
17 1/4 " x 33" Email
180 s/n Giclee Canvas 20"x40" $1150 99s/nGicleeCanvas
36" x 72"
$1595
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Nature
is a chronicle; one view shows the present, the past and the future. The snake or zigzag style of the fence – built from white
cedar from a nearby swamp – is the quickest and easiest for a
pioneer to build. These wide fencerows
form an excellent wildlife habitat. - Robert Bateman |
" WINTER BARN " |
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This
painting was done as part of a project to depict the natural and
human heritage of the country in which I live. This moment should seem to be the result of physics, chemistry,
biology and history, which have all come together to produce this
combination of forms, colors and textures. - Robert Bateman |
" WINTER BLUES - BLUE JAY " |
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950 s/n Paper
5 " x7"
$94 |
Robert Bateman |
"WINTER CATTAILS - RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD" |
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950 s/n Paper
17 5/8" x 11 3/4"
$135 |
Robert Bateman |
"WINTER COMPANION" |
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For
an outdoorsman, his dog is the ideal companion. The dog races out to lead the way with great confidence,
even if he doesn’t know which way his master if going. That is why I have shown this view in the painting. It is the normal view the outdoorsman has of his companion.
- Robert Bateman |
"WINTER FILIGREE - GIANT PANDA" |
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9600 s/n Paper
20 1/2" x 301/4"
$288 |
A
few years ago, my wife, Birgit and I were treated to a rare privilege.
We were permitted to visit the panda reserve at Wolong in the
Szechwan Province of China. Panda country is surprisingly like
our own British Columbia with rugged topography and old-growth
forests. Our goal was the research hut of George Schaller. During
the years 1980 to 1985, he put the giant panda on the map. As
we neared the Schaller hut, the huge, old-growth trees were covered
with the freshly fallen snow of the previous night. One tree in
particular caught my eye. Every delicate strand had captured snowflakes
and hoarfrost. It seemed an appropriate setting, with its delicacy
and drama, for the symbol of our fragile web of life and the giant
panda. Habitat destruction due to
logging and agriculture is the major threat to the panda. And,
poaching may be the last straw. This sums up the plight of our
entire natural heritage. - Robert Bateman |
"WINTER MIST -GREAT-HORNED OWL" |
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950 s/n Paper
33 1/2" x 20"
$899 |
I
painted this great horned owl on a diagonal branch to give it
a dynamic thrust. The clump of beech leaves
at the top of the picture is to emphasize the same effect. - Robert
Bateman |
"WINTER POND - MERGANSERS" |
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950 s/n Paper
18" x 24 "
$155 |
Whether
illuminated only by distant stars in the heavens or by the fading
winter light of the nearest star, Bateman’s subjects reveal the
wonder of nature. - Robert Bateman |
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" WINTER REFLECTION - WOLF " |
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650 s/n Paper
180 s/n Giclee Canvas
50 s/n Giclee Canvas
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"WINTER RUN - BULL MOOSE" |
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1950 s/n Paper
16 1/4" x 30 1/2"
$275 |
This
moose has been browsing his way through a willow swamp. The gentle
snow of the night before has settled on every little twig. In
fact, a few flakes are still falling, creating a counterpoint
of dedicate white tracery against the powerful planes of the moose’s
form. The tranquility of this scene is short-lived, however.
For some reason the bull moose decides to charge in my direction.
At the very last moment he veers off, giving me a baleful glance
as he thunders past. - Robert Bateman |
"WINTER SONG - CHICKADEES" |
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350 s/n Clasart Giclee 13.125 x10 $595 |
Chicka-dee-dee-dee,
chicka-dee-dee-dee is
the call in the garden and the woodland that warms the coldest
winter day. These bouncy balls of fluff always seem happy and
full of energy. Here I have tried to keep in tune with their mood
by showing the bright red high-bush cranberries and the white
pine needles bursting through the clumps of snow. - Robert Bateman |
"WINTER TRACKERS" |
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950 s/n Paper
18 1/2" x 32 1/2"
$235 |
Unlike
most large predators, coyotes have adapted well to the human presence. Originally a western species, they have expanded their
range north as far as the arctic, south as far as the northern
part of South America, and east as far as New England. When I was a boy, there were no coyotes in the ravines
of Toronto. Now, I gather, they are fairly common. They are seldom seen near human habitation, however, since
they are alert, nimble, and usually quite shy. And though their habitat has expanded, coyotes seem most
of all creatures of the open prairie, where their song - a series
of sharp yelps followed by a high-pitched howl - often pierces
the nocturnal stillness. - Robert Bateman |
"WOLF PACK IN MOONLIGHT" |
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The
wolves move as silently as ghosts along the moonlit river. At times they almost seem transparent. They seem to almost disappear. The
longer you watch, the more you discover. - Robert Bateman |
"WOLF SKETCH" |
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950 s/n Paper
8 5/8" x 11 5/8"
$410 |
“Wolves
- gregarious family animals - do not often stare directly at man,
or at each other for that matter. They
are creatures of complex, almost chivalrous behavior, and perhaps
they feel that eye-to-eye staring would be rude and confrontational. “They do indeed make direct eye contact if they intend
to confront. Perhaps this is why we find
the gaze of a wolf so compelling. Perhaps the wolf includes us
as a member of the pack… a feeling that is as exciting as it is
unsettling. “This drawing was executed on very rough paper because
I wanted to give a feeling of the rough power of a wild wolf. I also enjoyed the sense of being able to share with others
the feeling of the rough materials I used - coarsely textured
paper and pencil.” - Robert Bateman |
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" WOOD DUCK IN WILLOW " |
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950 s/n Paper
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"WOODLAND CARIBOU" |
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Robert Bateman |
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" WOODSHED IN WINTER -ERMINE" |
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650 s/n Paper
180 s/n Giclee Canvas
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" WOODWORKERS - PILEATED " |
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1500 s/n Paper
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WRANGLER'S CAMPSITE - GRAY JAY |
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The
gray jay is the silent and friendly little ghost that appears
at campsites throughout the remote coniferous forests of North
America. Although he doesn’t like civilization,
he appreciates visitors to his world, provided they bring some
tasty scraps. - Robert Bateman |
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"WATCHING - SIBERIAN TIGER" |
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250 s/n Lithograph
24" x 30 "
$2225 |
Every
cat lover knows that even within the biggest cats, there still
lurks the heart of a kitten, and Bateman’s model was no exception. Said the artist, “Like a kitten, he would dash at imaginary
prey, then suddenly stop, lie down and roll over.” - Robert Bateman |
WEATHERED BRANCH BALD EAGLE |
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950
s/n Paper
8" x 10 1/2 "
$355 |
The
bald eagle has been returning to many of the areas where it formerly
flourished. Persistent pesticides contaminated
its food chain and destroyed its breeding success. Now that we have phased out some of these poisons, the
eagle has a chance to flourish once more, but it must be reintroduced
with a great deal of care and expense. - Robert Bateman |
"WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH ON A BEECH TREE" |
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950
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11 7/8" x 15 7/8"
$325 |
This
little “upside-down” bird is a favorite of everyone who knows
him. He is constantly checking all the
cracks and crevices of tree trunks and branches. He makes use of every possible body angle to reach those
hard to get at places. He seems never to
rest. I don’t recall seeing a nuthatch
in repose. - Robert Bateman |
"WHITE ENCOUNTER" |
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950 s/n Paper
20.25"x 27.25" Email$
290 s/n Giclee Canvas 31"x42" $1325 |
What
if, traveling the arctic, you entered a blowing snow drift and,
unknown to you, a polar bear entered from the other side? By the time you both knew this, it would be too late. This painting is the way I expressed the discovery. - Robert
Bateman |
"WHITE-FOOTED MOUSE IN WINTERGREEN" |
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950 s/n Paper
7 1/4 " x 8 3/8"
$515
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This
mouse is a fully mature adult in his two-tone brown and white.
He is where he belongs, in the woods. The entrance to one of
his burrows is graced with a clump of fragrant wintergreen. -
Robert Bateman |
"WHITE-FOOTED MOUSE ON ASPEN |
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950 s/n Paper
8 1/4" x 9 3/8"
$595 |
Mice
are much maligned. The vast majority are
cleaner and more fastidious than most of us humans. I like mice very much. They are
attractive and delicate with soft fur in a variety of colors. They are industrious and quite intelligent. They don’t exhibit the laziness and cruelty sometimes found
in man’s favorite pets. - Robert Bateman |
"WHITE RHINOCEROS" SAPPI PORTFOLIO |
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550 s/n
Paper Edition
20" x 16 3/4"
$115
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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 - Robert Bateman |
"WHITE-THROATED SPARROW AND PUSSY WILLOW" |
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950 s/n Paper
8 5/8" x 15 5/8"
$369 |
The
white-throated sparrow is more than a mere sparrow for those of
us who love the wilder places within its territory. There is magic, which, like the loon, is probably associated
with its high, clear call. The white-throated
sparrow is a modest-looking bird, but with a subtle beauty. -
Robert Bateman |
"WHITE WORLD - DALL SHEEP" |
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950 s/n Paper
22" x 19 7/8"
$545 |
Around
the corner of the high mountain pass comes the procession. It is a surprise. It is very unusual
to find travelers in the rugged upper elevations at this time
of year. The big old ram is leading a group
of males from one valley feeding area to another. - Robert Bateman |
"WIDE HORIZON - TUNDRA SWANS" COMPANION EDITION |
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19 7/8 x 29 3/8 |
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"WILDEBEEST" |
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950 s/n Paper
20 1/4 " x 24 2/4"
$175 |
The
wildebeast, or brindled gnu, is an odd creature. It is said to have been made up of all the bits and pieces
which the Creator had left over after He created all of the other
animals. It has the face of a mule, the
horns of a cow, the beard of a goat and the body of a horse. -
Robert Bateman |
"WILLET ON THE SHORE" |
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950 s/n Paper
13 1/2 " x 18 1/2"
$169 |
I
am inspired by the shape and lighting of waves. It is a challenge to paint them without being trite. I tried to achieve this by studying the physics of the
water. The constantly shifting shapes have
taken on powerful sculptural forms. - Robert Bateman |
"WILY AND WARY - RED FOX" |
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The
red fox population expanded as man moved into the forest with
his clearing. It has thrived and has won
a reputation for wiliness and opportunism. His
unending appetite for mice has made the fox of great benefit in
farmland, but his taste for domestic fowl has made him enemies
among farmers. - Robert Bateman |
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" WINDTALKERS " |
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950 s/n Paper
180 s/n Giclee Canvas
50 s/n Giclee Canvas
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" WINGED SPIRIT- SNOWY OWL" |
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950 s/n Paper
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" WINTER BARNYARD " |
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4 5/6" x 32 1/2"
$268 |
The
barn with its cattle symbolizes for me a wonderful era in the
relationship of man to man and man to animal. The Europeans who
came to North America found the wonderful white pines in abundance.
They were easily worked with a broad ax into strong, straight
beams which could be joined by mortise and tenon. The planks on
the outside came from the same pines, and the base of the barn
was made of field stones which usually were part of the clearing
process. The whole building was like a living thing that literally
"breathed" with animals below and a well ventilated and flexible
hayloft above. The legendary barn building "bees" were part of
the fiber of the rural community where everyone – men, women,
and children– had a part to play in an unselfish social, communal
effort. It was humanity at its best - great work and great fun
at the same time. - Robert Bateman
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"WINTER CARDINAL" |
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950 s/n Paper
15 3/4 " x 9 1/2"
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350 s/n Rigiclee Board 18"x12" $1650
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Almost
hidden under the rootlets and grasses of a road bank, this cardinal
fluffs his plumage for warmth. The weak
winter sun touches the grasses and sets alight the tips of his
vermilion feathers. - Robert Bateman |
"WINTER COAT" |
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1250 s/n Paper
17 1/8" x 22 3/4 "
$225 |
The
self-reliance of a family farm has been part of humanity for millennia.
We might see it all but disappear from North America in our lifetime.
We are building an artificial world which even protects us from
the seasons. Our ancestors lived by them and thus had the satisfaction
of appreciating the variety that nature has to offer. The winter
coat on the horse and on the land are part of this precious and
eternal cycle. - Robert Bateman |
WINTER ELM AMERICAN KESTREL |
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950 s/n Paper
14 3/4 " x 32 7/8"
$915 |
The
kestrel is our smallest falcon, which formerly bore the name of
sparrow hawk. He is not much bigger than
a well-built robin, but he is a fast, fierce hunter. This scene inspired me because the strong, rhythmic lines
of the elm branches divide the snowy hillside into interesting
white shapes. - Robert Bateman |
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WINTER GATHERING HORSE HERD |
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950 s/n Paper 17.625"x31" $168
350 s/n Giclee Canvas 23"x40" $750
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Horses have shared the history of humankind since earliest times. My mother was born into a world where horses were virtually the only form of land transportation other than using one’s own legs. Those days are now past in almost the entire world. However, horses still have a place as a satisfying form of outdoor recreation. Great enthusiasm for the breeding and keeping of horses in many parts of rural North America remains to this day.
I saw this scene while driving through British Columbia ranchland one atmospheric winter day. The farmer had unloaded hay in a line from his tractor. This concentrated the feeding horses in a longitudinal clump. Since my abstract painting days, I have been attracted to black and white interlocking shapes reminiscent of the work of Franz Kline. That, to me, created the power of that central cluster of horses which I see as almost one form.Robert Bateman |
"WINTER IN THE MOUNTAINS - RAVEN" |
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950 s/n Paper
18" x 20 3/4"
$385 |
The
raven is not very endearing in the mind of the public. However, I really appreciate the raven. This is partly because of its association with the wilderness. Ravens are almost never found in the area where I grew
up. On those special occasions when I would
be able to go into the wild, the call of the raven would often
signal my arrival. - Robert Bateman |
"WINTER LADY - CARDINAL" |
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950 s/n Paper
11 1/2" x 15 1/4"
$1495 |
I
wanted to give this painting an elegant, feminine quality. I deliberately made it flat and decorative, like a piece
of tapestry or oriental fabric. Most of
the colors are pastel with a delicate overall pattern, which I
felt was appropriate for this winter lady. - Robert Bateman |
"WINTER PINE - GREAT-HORNED OWL" |
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Owls
have long been creatures of myth and mystery. The ancient Greeks associated them with Athena, the goddess
of wisdom - hence the expression “wise as an owl.” In other cultures they have been held in awe or viewed
with fear. Sometimes they are seen as heralds
of victory or harbingers of good luck; at other times they are
thought of as ill omens foretelling disaster. The aura of mystery surrounding owls is heightened by two
of their characteristics: the fringed feathers at the ends of
their wings allow them to fly almost soundlessly, and, with a
few exceptions, they are nocturnal and therefore often very difficult
to see. The largest of our owls, the great horned owl, is a creature
of the dark night and the deep forest that nests up high, usually
in an abandoned hawk’s nest or in a tree cavity. I have spent many hours searching for this fierce hunter,
which will catch and eat birds as large as a small goose and mammals
as fleet as the snowshoe hare. It also
dines on porcupine and skunk. If I’m lucky,
a noisy mob of crows especially reprehensible. (They have good
reason for this, since by night crows become one of this owl’s
prey.) If they find a great horned owl trying to take a nap, they
wild scold it relentlessly. - Robert Bateman |
"WINTER - SNOWSHOE HARE" |
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950 s/n Paper
13 1/3" x 21 "
$1150 |
From
under the spruce tree the snowshoe hare peers in his “freeze”
pose. His world is full of enemies. His kind provides an important element in the diet of all
of the carnivores in the northern forest. When
his population falls, the population of his predators also declines.
- Robert Bateman |
"WINTER SUNSET - MOOSE" |
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180 s/n Giclee Canvas
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Here
I have shown a Bull Moose about to cross a beaver dam in early
winter; the pond has not yet frozen. Besides
portraying a mood of time and place, the interesting challenge,
for me, was to show the textures and colors of the water, ice
and snow. They are all H20,
yet their physical properties do different things with light.
- Robert Bateman |
"WINTER WREN" |
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The
winter wren is like a little elf in elfin country and is found
in nooks and crannies in cliffs and rock walls or under roots. He will poke and peer under things and will disappear and
reappear almost like magic. - Robert Bateman |
"WISE ONE" |
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950 s/n Paper
23 1/4 " x 31 1/4"
$1695 |
Elephants
live in fairly complex societies, and within those societies it
is the old females that are considered the most important. The oldest elephants obviously have the most experience,
and one old grandmother is usually the acknowledged leader or
wise one. - Robert Bateman |
"WOLF PAIR IN WINTER" |
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A
wolf pack moves across a frozen lake. In the snowy haze, only
the two closest animals can be seen. The big one is a black wolf
- an Alpha male - looking out for prey or perhaps danger. His pose suggests health and confidence. Over his shoulder his companion has noticed the viewer,
but there is no expression of threat or fear. These are wolves as they should be - wild and free - masters
of their own domain. - Robert Bateman |
"WOLVES ON THE TRAIL" |
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950 s/n Paper
16 1/8" x 26 1/2"
$335 |
As
the day ends, the wolf pack is out looking for food. The pack has found a moose trail and has followed it to
the edge of a large beaver pond. They have
paused to look and listen, before moving away from the cover of
the trees. - Robert Bateman |
"WOOD BISON PORTRAIT" |
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950 s/n Paper
11 1/2" x 14 1/4"
$410 |
The
wood bison is a race of the bison or buffalo, which lives in the
more remote, forested areas. Until recently,
it was considered endangered; now they are being reintroduced
into some wilderness areas of suitable habitat. - Robert Bateman |
"WOODLAND DRUMMER - RUFFED GROUSE" |
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950 s/n Paper
9 1/2" x 19 1/2"
$410 |
During
the spring and early summer in the forests of much of North America,
you might hear a low patterned thumping. It
starts as a steady, strong, slow beat and gradually gets faster,
ending in a whir; it is the territorial drumming of the ruffed
grouse. - Robert Bateman |
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