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Robert Bateman "Predator Portfolio" Set/17 All #339/950

Scroll Down For ALL Images Also, scroll further past those images for more important information.The winning bidder will receive all 17 prints (pictured above and below) in Robert Bateman's Predator Portfolio series.  Each holds the same serial number of 339 in the set of 950.  This is especially rare do to the fact that these were sold six separate sets.The Robert Bateman Predator Portfolio Robert Bateman's Predator Portfolio is an unprecedented series of limited edition art which celebrates North America's few remaining large predatorial mammals - cougars, wolves, grizzlies, polar bears, black bears, wolverines - species which are rapidly disappearing from existence. The Predator Portfolio includes six separate editions of only 950 s/n prints, one for each series of predator, which was released quarterly over a period of 18 months.  Five of the six editions in the Portfolio include three unparalleled hand-colored art prints of each predator species; the wolverine series includes two hand-colored prints. The Predator Portfolio prints have been created with an extremely unusual process.  The original drawings were black-and-white drawings made with a variety of media from india ink to acrylic, a variety of tools from pens and brushes to twigs and a variety of techniques from spattering to sandpapering! the original black-and-white Predator Portfolio drawings were photo-mechanically reproduced.  Bateman then made a series of drawings on separate plates by hand - one plate for each color he wanted in each drawing.  These were printed on top of the black-and-white prints.  Each was then individually hand-colored.  "Each is truly an original print and, in subtle ways, each is unique," says Bateman. About Robert Bateman (From COA) Born in Toronto, Robert Bateman was a keen artist and naturalist from his early days. Bateman painted wildlife and wilderness in a representational style until his teens when he began to interpret nature using a variety of contemporary styles including post-impressionism and abstract expressionism. In the early 60s, Bateman rediscovered realism and began to develop the style that would make him one of the foremost artists depicting the world of nature. In the 70s and early 80s, Bateman's work began to receive critical acclaim and to attract an enormous following.Since his first one-man show in 1967, Bateman has had numerous sell-out exhibitions in Canada, the United States and Great Britain. His work is in many public and private collections, including several art museums. He was commissioned by the Governor General of Canada to do a painting as the wedding gift for HRH The Prince Charles from the people of Canada. His work is also included in the collections HRH The Prince Philip, the late Princess Grace of Monaco and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. Bateman has had many one-man museum shows throughout North America, including an exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.; most of these shows have drawn record-breaking crowds. His honors, awards and honorary doctorates are numerous, he was made Officer of the Order of Canada, our country's highest civilian award. He has also been the subject of three films. Two books of his art, "The Art of Robert Bateman" and "The World of Robert Bateman", have made publishing history; they have sold more that half a million copies. Please Note This is a set of prints.  They are artist signed limited editions all numbered 339 of 950.  The box dimensions are about  12.5" x 18" x 2.5".

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