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His gymnastic skills allowed him to skillfully camouflage himself to capture the animal world in its natural environment.
He used hunters’ camouflage techniques to make himself invisible to his models in their daily lives.
A virtuoso of light, he knew how to arrange his canvases in the manner of Japanese prints to create decorative elements allowing spectators to construct their own stories.
His creative process included the use of photography to think of his compositions at the heart of nature.
In Liljefors’ world, animals, plants, insects and birds are part of a greater whole where each has a role to play.
Liljefors reveals the beauty of nature and its vital energy with patience and respect, delicacy and power.
This exhibition offers a bath of nature in its most exquisite purity. A journey of peace and harmony to savor...
Bruno Liljefors
Five animal studies in a frame: Cat and finch, 1885. Oil on panel, 35×26.5 cm. Nationalmuseum, Stockholm.
© Stockholm, Nationalmuseum / Photo Cecilia Heisser.
