Moose Family Entering a Clearing, 1930
Bruno Liljeforsexpand_more
Oil on canvasexpand_more
Gift of the estate of Paul Upcraft in his memoryexpand_more 2009.64
Not on Viewexpand_more
Bruno Liljefors was probably the most influential animal painter of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, at a time when wildlife art was still emerging from its association with scientific depiction and taxidermy. Liljefors's lifelong activities as a hunter motivated his close study of animal life, and in his art he approached his subject not as a descriptive narrator, but as an ecologist, seeking to show animals in interaction with their environmental setting in the landscape.
Moose Family Entering a Clearing is a strong example of Liljefors's late work. Through its convincing sense of immediacy, shimmering light effects, and accurately rendered subjects, the painting demonstrates the fine line between impressionism and painterly realism.
Details
- Title
- Moose Family Entering a Clearing
- Artist Life
- 1860 - 1939
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2009.64
- Curator Approved
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