Lot 203

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Robert Bateman's "Haida Spirit" original acrylic on masonite. The subject matter is a canoe in the water, with a bird in the sky. This is a smaller work by Bateman and has been professoinally custom framed in an exquisite and very expensive frame. This piece has significant historical, and sentimental value to both Robert Bateman, and the world of art. Bateman currently holds the record for the largest attendance at the Smithsonian Institute for an artist's exhibition. With world renown recognition and noteriety, this painting can not only be enjoyed as art, but asa true investment in one's portfolio. With having numerous tours displaying his original works in the United States and Russia, his popularity internationally is close to that of the European masters.

Robert Bateman is already aligned with child-in-nature philosophies. He is associated in the public mind with pro-nature education by his work, writings and public speaking. He is widely regarded by the national and international conservation community as a “hero” because of his lifelong support and clearly articulated perspective. He is a natural and gregarious teacher and his artwork is vastly instructive. Finally, Robert Bateman is perceived by many to be one of the voices of reason and hope for healthy, rejuvenated and creative engagement with the natural world.

"On a visit to the Queen Charlotte Islands, a Haida elder guided my wife, Birgit, and me to a secluded spot on a peaceful bay. There, Bill Reid’s canoe sat at a lonely anchorage. It was Reid who directed the hollowing of the 50-foot canoe from a single ancient red cedar according to traditional Haida designs, following their traditional method. The canoe was the first of its kind in almost one hundred years. Powered by 20 Haida paddlers, it made an epic 558-mile journey from Vancouver to Skidegate and truly earned its name, Loo Taa (Wave Eater). Seeing the canoe was, for me, a kind of spiritual experience. And although there was no raven present on that day, in my mind’s eye, I saw one. To the Haida, the raven is a wily trickster-transformer who created the world, and I could see him, hovering over the canoe, perfectly centered." - Robert Bateman

    Dimensions:
  • Image- 9" x 6". Frame- 16" x 12 1/2"
  • Artist Name:
  • Robert Bateman

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October 20, 2018 11:00 AM EDT
Stouffville, ON, CA

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