ARTIST: Hans J Peeters (California, Germany, born 1937)
NAME: Coyote and Bobcat
MEDIUM: acrylic on board
CONDITION: Excellent. Framed under glass. No visible inpaint under UV light.
SIGHT SIZE: 12 x 9 inches / 30 x 22 cm
FRAME SIZE: 16 x 12 inches / 40 x 30 cm
SIGNATURE: lower right
NOTE: illustration for The California Mammals book by E W Jameson Jr and Hans J Peeters (book is not included)
CATEGORY: antique vintage painting
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BIOGRAPHY:
Hans Peeters is best known for his paintings of birds, particularly birds of prey. He has two distinct styles, but most of his work is of representational wildlife painted in acrylics, a detail-friendly medium that allows an emphasis both on the scientific accuracy of his subjects and their individuality.Raised in Germany and immigrating to the U.S. at the age of 16, he had early interest in nature, which eventually led him to earn a Master's Degree in Zoology at the University of California, Berkeley and a job teaching biology at Chabot College, Hayward, California. While a student, he worked as a scientific illustrator with the Department of Agriculture at Berkeley, but he didn't start painting seriously until the early 1970's.By the 80's he was splitting his time evenly between science and art, merging the two as much as possible.He has acted as both artist and scientific consultant for a popular bird field guide; and as co-author and illustrator of a book on California mammals (University of California Press), rather than paint each species in the typical field guide profile, he chose poses that indicate something about the behavior of the animals. His long-term scientific study of Golden Eagles has also intertwined with his painting; two commissioned paintings of Golden Eagles were used by the Mexican Postal Service as postage stamp designs to promote conservation of the endangered raptor.In Panama, his commissioned painting of a Harpy Eagle is part of an educational program to preserve that species. Like many who come from the frigid north, he is drawn to tropical climes, traveling extensively in Africa, India, Latin America, and Australia. His Indian travels led to a commission to paint color plates of Indian birds for the Smithsonian Institution.