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The work of Robert Bateman has brought new vitality and distinction to the world of wildlife art. His astonishingly detailed and carefully composed paintings of birds and mammals have been received with enthusiasm by both the public and the leading authorities in the field. Terrence Shortt, the dean of Canadian bird painters, states that Bateman "is a great artist, one with a style that sets him apart from any bird artist in the world today".
But why does Bateman's work, of all the extraordinary wildlife painting that is being done today, evoke such a powerful response from the viewer? David M. Lank, the wildlife art critic believes that it is because Bateman's paintings "demand that you sense what is Inside a plank of weathered wood, that you feel the resilience of the branches and the sponginess of the moss. He wants you to think of what the heron sees through the clear riffle even though you yourself cannot... His paintings invite you to become an effective participant in the world he has created."
This is the first book to be devoted to Robert Bateman's work. The eighty-two colour plates offer a breathtaking opportunity for the reader to enjoy the tremendous scope of the paintings, from a tiny sparrow in a richly detailed streambank to a massive rhinoceros head; from an infinitely delicate heron to a majestic vista of elk dwarfed by the Rocky Mountains. In the accompanying commentary Bateman acts as a guide to his own paintings recalling encounters with wildlife subjects and pointing out unexpected features and details.
The profile of the artist by Ramsay Derry is a lively, informal account of Robert Bateman's career and personality. It traces Bateman's education and development from his early days as a teenage birdwatcher and artist to his present international success, and analyzes the unique combination of artistic sensibility and scientific knowledge that contributes to his remarkable talent.
Title: The Art of Robert Bateman
Publisher: Viking Press,, New York:
Publication Date: 1981
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Seller: Heroes Bookshop, Paris, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed by Robert Bateman on the title page, this copy is tight and square with a clean unmarked interior. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # miss18
Seller: Laurel Reed Books, Stratford, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st. Clean bright copy, lower corner of rear panel rubbed through at corner, Signed by Bateman on title page, "To Bob.", dated Christmas 1981. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 005010
Seller: Heroes Bookshop, Paris, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed by robert Bateman on the title page.this copy has a solid tight binding with clean unmarked pages.mylar protected dust cover some edge wear. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # vl3955
Seller: CMG Books and Art, Toronto, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Hardcover edition with dust jacket. SIGNED by Robert Bateman on the title page. U.S. orders are shipped from N.Y. state. Signed. Seller Inventory # 064679
Seller: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st ed. Signed by the author Robert Bateman. Seller Inventory # FORT455748
Seller: B-Line Books, Amherst, NS, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. Tight clean book in very slightly sunned blue cloth; in glossy dust jacket with sunned spine. ; 12.0 X 11.2 X 1.0 inches; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 59722
Seller: M. W. Cramer Rare and Out Of Print Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Bateman, Robert (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. The book is inscribed and signed by Robert Bateman on the full title page. The book is near fine with very slight edge wear in a very good+ dust jacket with light edge wear and slight crease to edges. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 011789
Seller: M. W. Cramer Rare and Out Of Print Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Bateman, Robert (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. The book is inscribed and signed by Robert Bateman on the full title page. The book is fine in a near fine dust jacket with slight edge wear. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 005959
Seller: Spafford Books (ABAC / ILAB), Regina, SK, Canada
[0-7139-1433-5] 1981, 1st edition. (hardcover) Very good in very good dust jacket. 179pp. 4to. Signed. First edition of the first book devoted to Bateman's work. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white; includes 82 colour plates. Jacket very good. Charcoal grey boards; title stamped in gilt to spine. 'Bateman' embossed to front. Light wear to lower edge, otherwise remains clean, bright, well bound. Very nice copy. Seller Inventory # 116561
Seller: Fine Press Bookshop, Stoney Creek, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed by Robert Bateman on the title page. Clean sound copy. Unmarked text. couple pages had the top corner turned over. Secure boxed packaging! j3. Book. Seller Inventory # 013525