He particularly loved painting capercaillies against woodland .
His most successful painting of this subject is the large - scale Capercaillie Lek , 1888 , in which he captures the atmosphere of the forest at dawn .
He particularly loved painting capercaillies against woodland , and his most successful painting of this subject is the large - scale Capercaillie Lek , 1888 , in which he captures the atmosphere of the forest at dawn .