An Eagle Owl
1905
Swedish artist Bruno Liljefors was a master of wildlife painting, and this 1905 piece shows exactly why. He captures a young eagle owl in all its fluffy, wide-eyed glory, staring out with piercing orange eyes that seem to glow against the dark, moody background. Liljefors was famous for studying animals in the wild, and you can really feel the creature's alert, slightly grumpy personality here—it looks less like a stuffed museum specimen and more like a real bird ready to pounce.
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