The Art of Robert Bateman

[Red Leg]

Fantastic, I really like it too.
Great ability in capturing that moment, the evening light, the astonishment, fear, rush...
Also I like very much the european mounts and the nice carved shield, I did the same with my best elk racks.

Thank you. The Fallow and Sika stags were both taken in Austria, so the Baroque style plaque seemed most appropriate.

 

[Phil Giordano]

Thank you. The Fallow and Sika stags were both taken in Austria, so the Baroque style plaque seemed most appropriate.

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Wow, the fallow is a great trophy indeed! And the plaque is a touch of class. Unfortunately I wasn't able to find carved plaques for my elk, so I just made a good oak, classic shape shield custom made for the size of theyr skulls. As I really like this european touch, I would like to be able to "write" on the skulls (with a small ink pen) like my Granpa used to do on some of his skull trophies, but I don't take this risk...

 

[Red Leg]

Very neat. I lived and hunted in Germany several years back in the late seventies. A number of the older jaegers would have a wall of roe deer and the occasional red stag, all carefully inked with the date and typically, the location. I never knew any who had hunted Africa.

I do the vast majority of the animals that I keep as Euro mounts. Obviously, they take up less room, but the trophy room/bar/guest house is done in antiques and Euros look really appropriate in that setting.

 

[Phil Giordano]

Very classy... your passion for the world of hunting is shown with great elegance.
The wild boar shields (and tusks) are are fantastic, too. Nice and warm atmosphere.

This is my best rack, mounted on a oak shield I designed following my taste - I would like to have the courage (and capacity) to write on the skull, and on the shield itself with a white ink...but I don't!
By now my trophies are in a room that is at the same time my laboratory, my library, and my ...cave man I guess, but I know I have to arrange them in a more appropriate way.

 

[Huvius]

Some original Bateman paintings (and Seerey-Lesters) sold at a recent auction here in Colorado.
I went to the preview and was very impressed.
Prices quickly surpassed my budget so was pleased to score a Green Heron bronze for a good price!

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[VertigoBE]

Some original Bateman paintings (and Seerey-Lesters) sold at a recent auction here in Colorado.
I went to the preview and was very impressed.
Prices quickly surpassed my budget so was pleased to score a Green Heron bronze for a good price!

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I saw those too, but between the big prices and difficult/expensive transport to Europe, I stayed on the side lines

 

[Red Leg]

Very classy... your passion for the world of hunting is shown with great elegance.
The wild boar shields (and tusks) are are fantastic, too. Nice and warm atmosphere.

This is my best rack, mounted on a oak shield I designed following my taste - I would like to have the courage (and capacity) to write on the skull, and on the shield itself with a white ink...but I don't!
By now my trophies are in a room that is at the same time my laboratory, my library, and my ...cave man I guess, but I know I have to arrange them in a more appropriate way.
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Very nice. And he’ll of a stag.

 

[Red Leg]

Some original Bateman paintings (and Seerey-Lesters) sold at a recent auction here in Colorado.
I went to the preview and was very impressed.
Prices quickly surpassed my budget so was pleased to score a Green Heron bronze for a good price!

hindman

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Sorry I missed this. Has to be the largest group of Bateman, Banovich, and Seerey-Lester originals that I have ever seen in one sale.

 

[Phil Giordano]

Some original Bateman paintings (and Seerey-Lesters) sold at a recent auction here in Colorado.
I went to the preview and was very impressed.
Prices quickly surpassed my budget so was pleased to score a Green Heron bronze for a good price!

hindman

hindmanauctions.com

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I never had the fortune to see an original work of Bateman, nor of Seerey-Lester, but I would like so much...
And of corse to possess one, but for me too they're out of budget.
Unfortunately there will be very few possibility that a paintings exhibitions of them will reach Italy, maybe a single work or two in a auction.

 

[Phil Giordano]

As for European shields, I did something a bit different with mine-thought they were lovey and had to have one, the oak leaves blended wonderfully for this valley quail mount View attachment 471415View attachment 471416

Now, I had more time to look at your quail mount - it's really a nice piece of woods!
The oak leaves are a special touch...
Are they preserved in some way, with a spray or so? Did you use authentic leaves?

 

[Firebird]

Real leaves preserved in glycerine and formaldehyde on the base as well as the small tree. They have been around for over twenty years-so well worn and aged but still one of my favorites

 

[Phil Giordano]

Real leaves preserved in glycerine and formaldehyde on the base as well as the small tree. They have been around for over twenty years-so well worn and aged but still one of my favorites

Really cool - 20 years is a lot, and the composition is still perfect...
A fantastic way to preserve memories
An art work indeed