Ramsay Derry, The Art of Robert Bateman, Markham, 1981, pages 54-55
An expert high realist painter, Bateman is best known for his razor-sharp precision and accuracy in depicting wildlife in their habitats. Ramsay Derry notes that Robert Bateman’s “exceptional quality of conveying the emotional world of an animal (which is based on a close knowledge of the biological and behavioural details of the animal and its environment) makes his pictures very exciting for biologists and natural scientists who
may sometimes know a great deal about the subjects.”
