Robert Bateman - Spirits of the Forest - Totems and Hermit Thrush

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Spirits of the Forest - Totems and Hermit Thrush

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17.25x21.5
inches

Signed
950 LE

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Availability

18x24
inches

Canvas

Giclee

Signed
180 LE

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Availability

Robert Bateman - Spirits of the Forest - Totems and Hermit Thrush

Explore Rustic Trails and Silent Relics of the Past.

From the magnificent cedar trees that flourished in the Pacific Northwest the native people created a unique art form. Totem poles celebrated a clan’s heraldry and legends. Carven in their sophisticated designs were spirit and animal motifs. Most of the ancient totem poles were destroyed by warfare or burned by missionaries. Others were carried off by museums or collectors. Ravaged by time and decay, some still remain. In the silence that surrounds them one can feel a stirring of spirits.

“I was privileged to visit the best place where the poles still stand as they were erected for their original purpose. It is considered such an important example of human culture that it has been set aside as a United Nations Heritage Site. I felt a strong, spiritual presence as the visages on the poles face the sea with their backs to the giant cathedral-like forest. Echoing through the forest were the signs of the hermit thrush like delicate organ music. In the painting, I have shown a pole with the image of a killer whale. At the side is a hermit thrush whose presence was one of the most moving of my life.” - Robert Bateman

Robert Bateman Categories: NEW Releases - Framed - Original Lithographs - Owls - Eagles - Birds - Bears - Wolves - Lions - Big Cats - Deer/Elk/Moose - Foxes
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