Robert Bateman
Canadian · b. 1930 · Painter
Robert McLellan Bateman is a Canadian painter, naturalist, educator, and conservation advocate best known for his realist depictions of wildlife and natural environments. His… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Evening Light – American ElkCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $54,450≈ £38,988≈ €45,791Sign up to see
CoyoteCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $43,875≈ £27,992≈ €35,963Sign up to see
African Cape BuffaloBonhams · $39,950≈ £21,141≈ €30,799Sign up to see
Robert Bateman’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
3 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 23 | 23 | 100% | $19.5kSign up | $16.4kSign up | $54.5kSign up |
| Oil | 11 | 11 | 100% | $16.7kSign up | $15.5kSign up | $40kSign up |
| Acrylic | 12 | 12 | 100% | $22.1kSign up | $16.6kSign up | $54.5kSign up |
| Works on paper | 5 | 5 | 100% | $7.1kSign up | $8.2kSign up | $12.9kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.2kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $2.2kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $8.2kSign up | $8.2kSign up | $8.2kSign up |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | 100% | $8.3kSign up | $9kSign up | $12.9kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 5 | 5 | 100% | $264Sign up | $200Sign up | $474Sign up |
| Etching | 2 | 2 | 100% | $337Sign up | $337Sign up | $474Sign up |
| Lithograph | 2 | 2 | 100% | $150Sign up | $150Sign up | $150Sign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $345Sign up | $345Sign up | $345Sign up |
| Sculpture | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.1kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $2.1kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | $16.8kSign up |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | $4.2kSign up |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | $12.9kSign up |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | $28.3kSign up |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | $9.5kSign up |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | $13.2kSign up |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | $15.5kSign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | $17.6kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | $38kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $43.9kSign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | $21.6kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $17.6kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $200Sign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | $12.3kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $40kSign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $10.1kSign up |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | $1.5kSign up |