Biography Robert Bateman Artist

An artist in nature biography by rick archbold madison press books 1990 african wildlife art by david tomlinson clive holloway books 1991.

Biography robert bateman artist.

Robert bateman s show in 1987 at the smithsonian institution in washington dc drew the largest crowd for a living artist. He regards each work as a challenge and is leery of becoming a formula painter something that he feels is a plague on wildlife art. He has always painted wildlife and nature beginning with a representational style moving through impressionism and cubism to abstract expressionism. Bateman became a high school teacher of art and geography and continued focusing his life on art and nature.

Robert bateman was born in 1930 in ontario canada in a solid middle class family. From 1863 to 1867 he was a student at the royal academy schools. A resident of fulford harbor british columbia robert bateman became one of the foremost wildlife painters of the late 20th century. His work started to receive major recognition in the 1970s and 1980s.

He was the third son of james bateman frs 1811 1897 the accomplished horticulturist and landowner who built biddulph grange and its gardens in staffordshire. Along with his elder brothers john and rowland robert was educated at brighton college from 1855 1860. Bateman is that rare breed of artists who chose to paint because it s their true calling.