" Sierra Evening "

Robert Bateman

 

" Sierra Evening "

 

Original Acrylic on Board 24" x 36"

 

Born in Toronto, Robert Bateman has been a keen artist and naturalist from his early days. He has always painted 
wildlife and nature, beginning with a representational style, moving through impressionism and cubism to abstract
expressionism. In his early thirties he moved back to realism as a more suitable way to express the particularity 
of the planet. It is this style that has made him one of the foremost artists depicting the world of nature. 

In the '70s and early '80s, Robert Bateman 's work began to receive critical acclaim and to attract an enormous
following. His work is in many public and private collections and several art museums. He was commissioned 
by the Governor-General of Canada to create a painting as the wedding gift for HRH The Prince Charles from 
the people of Canada. His work is also represented in the collection of HRH The Prince Philip, the late Princess 
Grace of Monaco and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. Robert Bateman has had many one-man museum
shows throughout North America, including an exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.; 
most of these shows have drawn record-breaking crowds. His honors, awards and honorary doctorates are
numerous; he was made Officer of the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian award. He was awarded
the Golden Plate Award from the American Academy of Achievement. He has also been the subject of three films
and several video productions. Three books of his art, The Art of Robert Bateman , The World of Robert Bateman
, and Robert Bateman : An Artist in Nature, have made publishing history. A fourth book of his art, Robert
Bateman : Natural Worlds, focuses on the importance of natural and cultural heritage. Safari, an illustrated
book for young readers, contains firsthand accounts and interesting facts about African wildlife. The book, 
Thinking Like a Mountain, details Robert Bateman 's environmental philosophies and observations and
includes pencil sketches throughout.

 

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