Robert Bateman
Robert Bateman began his lifelong education as an artist, naturalist and birder in the tree-filled ravine behind his boyhood home in Toronto. By the mid-1960s, inspired by the word of Andrew Wyeth, Bateman had turned to a more realistic style, taking as his subjects the wildlife he had long studied. Today his original artwork and limited-edition prints are sought by collectors the world over. Robert Bateman lives with his wife, Birgit, and his family on one of the Gulf Islands off Canada's...See more
Robert Bateman began his lifelong education as an artist, naturalist and birder in the tree-filled ravine behind his boyhood home in Toronto. By the mid-1960s, inspired by the word of Andrew Wyeth, Bateman had turned to a more realistic style, taking as his subjects the wildlife he had long studied. Today his original artwork and limited-edition prints are sought by collectors the world over. Robert Bateman lives with his wife, Birgit, and his family on one of the Gulf Islands off Canada's western coast. See less