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Owls featured a lot in the work of Inuit artist Kenojuak Ashevak.
When asked what owls meant or represented to her she stated 'that the owl did not have any particular significance for her, but that every time she sat down to draw, an owl always seemed to come' 1/2

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2021-09-28

"The Night escorted by the geniuses of Love and Study" by Brazilian artist Pedro Américo (1843–1905)
Depictions of Nyx, goddess of Night in Greek myth, often include owls. Nyx & Erebus (Darkness) gave birth to Aether (Brightness) & Hemera (Day).

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2021-09-27

Owl in the Moonlight. 🌙 🦉
1882.

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2021-09-14

Some one came knocking
At my wee, small door; ...
But nought there was a-stirring
In the still dark night;
Only the busy beetle
Tap-tapping in the wall,
Only from the forest
The screech-owl’s call ...
—Walter de la Mare

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2021-09-06

Landscape with Grave, Coffin and Owl, Caspar David Friedrich, 1830s. 🦉

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2021-09-06

Owl pals…
“The Witch’s Daughter”, “Sylph with owls”, “First Night Out” by Frederick Stuart Church (1842–1924) who was known for his fondness for illustrating animals and his allegorical compositions.

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2021-07-26

Owl in the Moonlight, Unknown source, 1882. 🦉

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2021-07-26

Roaring twenties owlish night out:
“The Night Bird” by E. Rousselet (Salon de Paris) and a Czechoslovakian amethyst crystal with bakelite & crytal owl perfume bottle, both c.

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2021-06-21

Louisiana folklore: an owl cry brings bad luck unless you call back to it or remove an item of clothing & put it back on inside out. If an owl cry wakes you, get out of bed and turn your left shoe upsidedown
🎨 Lily Seika Jones https://t.co/3MYvpsr3xJ

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2021-05-17


detail with an adorable little owl doing an encore for
Brinsop

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2021-05-10

In the 19th century ornaments on Christmas trees were said to represent wishes. Owls are symbolic of wisdom and, in Celtic lore, the power of prophesy-- useful wishes!

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2020-12-21

The versatility of owls, much in evidence on this courtesy of the CSM Museum & Study Collection.

Left, Minerva with owl, showing off a classical, elegant, vibe. By Celia Fiennes (1902 - 1998).

Right, 1958, delightfully dumpy down to Earth owl, by Roger Warren.

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2020-12-21

Owlish Halloween greetings by Samuel L. Schmucker (1879-1921) Despite partial paralysis of his right hand, Schmucker pursued a career in art with much success. His influences were Aubrey Beardsley, Gustav Klimt & Howard Pyle with whom he studied

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2020-10-19

Finished at last! This little owl is in style, tucked into his summery, yellow-flowered hideaway. 🦉🌼🦋

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2020-04-14

‘Great Snowy Owl’, in which Picasso drew an owl, cut the eyes out of the drawing and placed it over a photograph of himself, 1957
And - 'Female-faced owl', clay sculpture by PP, 1951-53

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2020-03-09

I came across this hybrid hare-owl image a few months ago; supposedly by Albrecht Dürer
However, it appears to be a collage made up of Dürer’s Little Owl from 1508 and his Young Hare (‘Feldhase’) from 1502.
I am not sure who came up with this collage image

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2020-03-09