A little bird mentioned that #SuperbOwlSunday falls on the 7th February this year. In celebration, here is a spotlight on some of the finest depictions of owls on Art UK.
R. Williams (active c.1960–1988)
Oil on card
H 30.5 x W 20.5 cm
English Heritage, Brodsworth Hall
Owl of Few Words c.2003
Marjan Wouda (b.1960)
Bronze (?)
H 61 x W 22.5 x D 26 cm
Lancashire County Council
The One-Legged Owl with a Cinnamon Lute
Keith Rowntree
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 46 cm
Dudley Museums Service
Barred Owl 1985
Charles Joslin (1922–2001)
Wood engraving on paper
H 29.4 x W 21.2 cm
American Museum & Gardens
The Gates of Death 1969
John Bellany (1942–2013)
Oil on canvas
H 186.5 x W 152.5 cm
The Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum
Francis Carruthers Gould (1844–1925), at His Desk 1899
Alec Carruthers Gould (1870–1948)
Oil on canvas
H 38 x W 50 cm
Barnstaple Town Council
The Owl and the Pussycat 1981–1983
Peter Blake (b.1932)
Tempera on hardboard
H 27.3 x W 31.8 cm
Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives
James Boswell (1740–1795), Diarist and Biographer of Dr Samuel Johnson 1765
George Willison (1741–1797)
Oil on canvas
H 135.2 x W 96.5 cm
National Galleries of Scotland
Owl and Young 2004
Joanasie Manning (b.1967)
Steatite & bone
H 21 x W 20 cm
Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge
A Man in Armour 1655 (?)
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669)
Oil on canvas
H 137.5 x W 104.4 cm
Glasgow Life Museums
A Pair of Owls 1905
August Gaul (1869–1922)
Bronze, glass & porphyry
H 21.6 x W 12.7 x D 10.8 cm
National Trust, Shaw's Corner
Screech Owl 1961
Vincenc Vingler (1911–1975)
Coarse stoneware
H 40.6 cm
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
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Joy Sulway -
Verner Finlay (b.1962) -
Joanasie Manning (b.1967) -
Alfred Priest (1810–1850) -
Walter Spitzer (b.1927) -
Walenty Pytel (b.1941) -
Vincenc Vingler (1911–1975) -
Carlo Levi (1902–1975) -
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