De uil
1919
Léon Spilliaert, a Belgian artist who suffered from chronic insomnia and took long night walks to cope, channels that nocturnal energy into this stark 1919 illustration. A black owl with wide, startled eyes clings to a pale, twisting branch, looking like a silhouette cut from the night sky. While Spilliaert is best known for his moody, moonlit seascapes, this graphic, high-contrast piece shows a different side, reducing the bird to a simple shape that feels both cute and deeply mysterious.
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