“Castor canadensis”

Robert Bateman (b. 1930)

Acrylic on Canvas

2002

Signed and dated

36 x 36 in.

$65,000 USD

From Robert Bateman:

Without the yellow line speeding through the painting, it would be nothing as edgy. The beaver has just emerged from his pond and the thick fur so sought after by early trappers is plastered to his body. He looks like a handsome bronze sculpture. But also, perilously like potential road kills