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Hawk and Black-Game
  • TitleHawk and Black-Game
  • Technique/ MaterialOil on canvas
  • DimensionsDimensions: (h x b) 143 x 203 cm
    Frame: (h x b x dj) 157 x 218 x 6 cm
  • DatingSign. 1884
  • Artist/Maker Artist: Bruno Liljefors, Swedish, born 1860, dead 1939
  • CategoryPaintings, Paintings
  • Inventory No.NM 2362
  • AcquisitionPurchase 1922
  • Description
    Artist/Maker
    Images and media

    The fight for survival was a common theme in Bruno Liljefors’ art. Here, he has depicted a goshawk chasing a flock of black grouse in a winter landscape. Liljefors chose to capture this dramatic moment in a manner like that of a photographic snapshot. The artist had a very thorough method, arranging taxidermy birds outside in natural settings.