Abbott Handerson Thayer ⁽³⁾

Abbott Handerson Thayer: the guy who made angels look like they just stepped out of a cloud-covered Vogue photoshoot and animals so camouflaged you'd swear he invented hide-and-seek. Equal parts artist, naturalist, and eccentric, Thayer painted beauty with a side of "wait, what?!"

Thayer was a master of capturing the soul of his subjects. His portraits, especially of his children and figures from the natural world, are filled with rich emotion and a deep understanding of light. But his true brilliance was his ability to mix observation with imagination, creating not just beautiful paintings but also pushing the boundaries of what art could achieve.