A dramatic depiction of a fatal encounter between predator and prey, conveyed with unsettling precision, capturing the instant an eagle-owl descends upon a startled hare. Von Wright's command of anatomical detail and avian plumage combines with a bleak, frost-laced landscape to emphasise the unforgiving mechanics of survival in the northern wilderness. Through its limited colour range and finely observed textures, the painting mediates between scientific observation and romantic tension, heightening the emotional gravity without sentimentality.