. International Studio an Illustrated Magazine of Fine and Applied Art. ?THE BOATMAN (See previous article) BY WILLENf ROELOFS sentimental, nor does the kindly humour whichoften lights up his keen eyes, find much, if any,expression in his art. He never condescends tothe often objectionabletrick of endowing theanimal world with drol-leries which in reality areforeign to it. He neverdepicts animals in theirrelation to man, and do-mestic animals have noattraction whatever forhim as a painter. ButLiljefors knows the waysand the whims of the eagleand the gull, of the elkand the squirrel, of thesnip
. International Studio an Illustrated Magazine of Fine and Applied Art. ?THE BOATMAN (See previous article) BY WILLENf ROELOFS sentimental, nor does the kindly humour whichoften lights up his keen eyes, find much, if any,expression in his art. He never condescends tothe often objectionabletrick of endowing theanimal world with drol-leries which in reality areforeign to it. He neverdepicts animals in theirrelation to man, and do-mestic animals have noattraction whatever forhim as a painter. ButLiljefors knows the waysand the whims of the eagleand the gull, of the elkand the squirrel, of thesnipe and the wild goose,better than any painter hasever done before him, andbetter, I venture to add,than will ever any painterhereafter. He has, so tospeak, lived his life withthem all and studied themwith the rapt, twofold interest of sportsman and artist at all seasons ofthe year, at dusk and at dawn. He has witnessedtheir cooing and courting ; he has seen them hatch. THE marauder (OIL PAINTING) BY BRUNO LILJEFORS (In the Collection oj P. Furstemberg, Gothenburg: photo. A, Jonas son) i8S Bruno Liljefors
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