The Phantom Hunter
William Blair Bruce · 1888
Why it's great
A ghostly hunter and his dog lead a pack of spectral figures across a snowy field in a haunting night scene. William Blair Bruce, a Canadian painter from Hamilton, Ontario, painted this in France. It tells an old folk tale about a ghostly hunt. It's a dramatic, spooky picture.
Where to see it
📍 Art Gallery of HamiltonHamilton, Canada
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William Blair Bruce was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and lived in Europe for most of his career, in France and Sweden. He painted landscapes and dramatic scenes. His paintings and sculptures are now in a museum he planned in his hometown. He died in Stockholm in 1906.
