Robert Hautman is an American

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, residing in western

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.Hautman.com: Bob Hautman Biography
/ref> The artist is best known for his

realism Realism, Realistic, or Realists may refer to: In the arts *Realism (arts), the general attempt to depict subjects truthfully in different forms of the arts Arts movements related to realism include: *Classical Realism *Literary realism, a move ...

wildlife art, particularly the U.S. Federal Duck Stamp. The artist's paintings have been featured on the 2001 and 1997Mpls. Star Tribune: Minnesota Federal Duck Stamp Artists, October 14, 2008 Federal Duck Stamps, which raised millions of dollars for conservation.Federal Duck Stamp Information Page
/ref> In 2016, he was featured in the documentary ''

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'' about the contest. His brothers

Joe Hautman Joseph Hautman (born July 10, 1956) is an American painter, residing in Plymouth, Minnesota. The artist is best known for his realism wildlife art, particularly the US Federal Duck Stamp. The artist holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the University o ...

and

Jim Hautman Jim Hautman is an American painter, residing in Minnesota. The artist is best known for his realist wildlife art, particularly the U.S. Federal Duck Stamp. The artist's paintings have been featured on the 1999, 1995 and 1990 pls. Star Tribune: Mi ...

are also wildlife artists.

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Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 20th-century American painters American male painters 21st-century American painters 21st-century American male artists People from Wright County, Minnesota Painters from Minnesota American bird artists 20th-century American male artists {{US-painter-stub

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