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. Bateman: New Works is an essential addition to any Bateman collection and a satisfying introduction to the work of this revered and iconic artist.

Canadian painter Robert Bateman has been featured in exhibits across the globe, opening a permanent exhibition at The Robert Bateman Centre, in Victoria, B.C., in 2013. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1984 and a Member of the Order of British Columbia in 2001. In 2013, he was awarded the Royal Canadian Geographical Society Gold Medal in recognition for his commitment to preserving the Canadian landscape. Bateman’s notable achievements include being named one of the twentieth century’s 100 Champions of Conservation by the U.S. National Audubon Society in 1998 and bestowed the Amnesty International Human Rights Defender Award in 2007. A beloved teacher, avid geographer, and renowned naturalist celebrated for his accessible realist style, Bateman is a Life Member of the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts. He is the bestselling author of fourteen books, including his memoir Life Sketches. He continues to paint and lives with his artist wife, Birgit, in Salt Spring Island, British Columbia. Visit BatemanCentre.org for more information on Bateman and his art.

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For Robert Bateman:
"And, of course, Bob Bateman has long since transcended the limited genre of wildlife art, which is why his works are hung in art museums and private collections rather than club rooms, steak houses, and hook-and-bullet bars. It is why he is spoken of around the world in the same breath as Bruno Liljefors and those few other interpreters of the natural world who may be regarded as true painters and creative artists."
—Peter Matthiessen

"Bateman is probably the most distinguished wildlife painter working in the world today"
—International Wildlife

"Robert Bateman has earned unprecedented praise for his meticulous attention to detail and intriguing compositions"
—American Artist

For Robert Bateman's Natural Worlds:
"this stunning collection of his paintings, lithographs and sketches--beautifully reproduced in full color--is a tribute to his awareness of the interconnectedness of living things as well as his skill as an artist. The amazingly detailed works are elegant and haunting"
—Publishers Weekly

"Mr.Bateman is a superb painter of the animals that he loves and the natural world that they inhabit"
—Atlantic Monthly

For Birds:
"The artist's uncanny ability is no less displayed in the backgrounds and settings than in the portraits of the birds."
—Publishers Weekly

For The World of Robert Bateman:
"Canadian-born Robert Bateman is that rara avisan articulate artist, able to explain, analyze, and interpret his own work as few painters can. Interested in art and nature early in life, Bateman concentrated on wildlife subjects. After 1962, influenced by an Andrew Wyeth exhibit, he developed his unique style abstract form within realism. In 1981 The Art of Robert Bateman was published, also with Derry, supplying biography and 75 reproductions. Bateman's prolific output in the years since has made possible this new book, with 94 stunning full-color plates, along with photographs of the painter, his family, and friends. Bateman's commentary on individual paintings is a delight. His accurate yet painterly conceptions of wildlife, mammals and birds in their native habitats from Africa to Alaska make this an irresistible volume."
—Library Journal

"Exquisitely rendered reproductions capture the magnificent paintings of wildlife artist Robert Bateman, complemented by personal photographs of the artist at work, commentary on artistic methods and technique, and critical analysis of his paintings."
—Ingram