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- exclusive original lithograph, edition of 290, signed by the artist
- image size 35.5 x 53.5 cm. (21 x 14")
- hand printed on gray Rives BFK 100% rag paper
- 30 artist's proofs, 3 printer's proofs
- available November 1991
- issue price: $2,400 CDN + taxes
The Great Blue Heron is a handmade lithograph print produced exclusively
for the "Artists for Kids" Trust by Robert Bateman. This five colour original
print differs from the much larger editions of reproductions for which Robert
Bateman is known because it is not a copy of a painting, it is an impeccably
drawn image that is produced one at a time.
Bob created this original print by drawing on five separate plastic mylor sheets
which were contact printed to light sensitive metal lithograhic printing plates.
Each colour was printed separately by hand and was edited carefully by Bob
and his printing technicians.
This edition of 290 prints took the team of technicians three weeks to produce.
Robert Bateman commented on creating this original print: "I think that
exploration is a normal part of the creative process, both in terms of
technique and composition. Mylar lithographs are a lot of fun. I work with
so many media - from ink to sandpaper. I also work with lots of gusto and
feeling, a style that is not inhibited by this process."
"Great Blues" are amongst Bob's favourite subjects, and he has created a
number of heron images over the years. In his words "they combine grace
and fierceness. From an artistic point of view one of the fascinations of
herons is that they can assume so many different shapes. At times they
look like lethal weapons with their necks coiled back and ready to strike; at
others they appear frail and stick like, at others they are all elegant curves
and angles. This heron is perched on a Douglas Fir branch in the warming
morning mist, has eaten its fill of minnows and is folded down in a resting
position. Within its hunkered down silhouette, however there are beautiful
sculptural arrangements.
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$2400.00 CDN
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