Bateman: New Works

by Robert Bateman

Robert Bateman is one of the world’s greatest wildlife artists and most committed naturalists. This exquisite collection of recent works, all reproduced here for the first time in book form, is published in honor of his 80th birthday and features 75 full-color reproductions of paintings depicting both North American and international wildlife scenes. This glorious edition includes an essay by Bateman in which he shares his wisdom on nature, environmentalism, education, and the role of art in the preservation of wilderness, as well as black-and-white sketches and commentary on specific works. New Works is an essential addition to any Bateman collection and a satisfying introduction to the work of this revered and iconic artist.

Genres: Art

192 pages, Paperback

First published July 19, 2010

Reviews

[Carrie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bateman's my wildlife art hero - I love everything he does, so of course I'm thrilled to have a new book. My only complaint is that there is that the captions don't identify the media used (he usually paints in acrylic, but I still want to know...)

[wildct2003 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another impressive collection of artwork by Robert Bateman. Realistic and lifelike images of animals and their environment.

[Alejandro Teruel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Over 120 high quality reproductions of outstanding Canadian and US wildlife and domestic animals realistic, sensitive, hauntingly beautiful portrait and landscape paintings and drawings featuring, among others white-tailed deer, wolves, foxes, bears, a bobcat, otters, bison, moose, elks, caribou, bats, ducks, geese, owls, wrens, a roadrunner, a bluebird, a turkey vulture, cardinals, eagles, hawks, ravens, California condors, herons, quails, a bunting, woodcock pelicans, a beaver a monarch caterpillar, a deer mouse, cattle, dogs, sheep, horses, a killer whale in this book which also includes equally outstanding works set in Africa, the Artic and Asia featuring snow leopards, polar bears, elephants, a leopard, lechwe, lions, tigers, chimpanzees,, white storks, cranes, plovers, mountain goats, painted dogs, ibex, and wildebeest. There are also some wonderful still lifes, group portraits of a family out hiking or a cluster of children catching tadpoles in a sunny brook, old tattered melancholy barns, or wild flowers by a country lane

Bateman also provides some short, unobtrusive but valuable essays that sketch out the artist and the art behind the paintings.

[Cheryl · Rating 5 out of 5]

interesting variety in style of the chosen artwork.