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title: "The Legend of the Selkie — Oil Painting by Tanya Zafirovic"
url: https://tanyazafirovic.com/works/the-legend-of-the-selkie/
description: "A golden-haired selkie, wrapped in her sealskin, sits on a rock in a forest lake, with fir trees and a low sun behind her. Oil on canvas · 23 × 27 cm · Original in a private collection · prints available. Oil painting by Swedish artist Tanya Zafirovic."
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[![The Legend of the Selkie by Tanya Zafirovic: A golden-haired selkie, wrapped in her sealskin, sits on a rock in a forest lake, with fir trees and a low sun behind her.](https://tanyazafirovic.com/img/works/the-legend-of-the-selkie-1200.webp?v=201c87f5d7)](https://tanyazafirovic.com/img/works/the-legend-of-the-selkie-2000.webp?v=5e3660c439)

[Chapter IV · Legends & Fairytales](https://tanyazafirovic.com/works/#legends)

# The Legend of the Selkie

- **Medium:** Oil on canvas
- **Size:** 23 × 27 cm
- **Original:** Original in a private collection

## Buy a print

Enquiry form: https://tanyazafirovic.com/contact/ (name, email, optional phone, what you are interested in, which painting, and your message).

Prices in Swedish kronor. Pay securely by card or Klarna. Delivery is calculated at checkout.

The original has found its home — but its story can still live on your wall. Choose a print above, or ask Tanya to paint something new for you, in the same spirit.

[Ask Tanya for a new painting](https://tanyazafirovic.com/contact/?work=the-legend-of-the-selkie&interest=commission)

[← Slottets hemligheter](https://tanyazafirovic.com/works/slottets-hemligheter/) · [The Elves Dancing in the Mist →](https://tanyazafirovic.com/works/the-elves-dancing-in-the-mist/)

## More from Legends & Fairytales

[![Nattens drottning by Tanya Zafirovic: A woman with a crown of feathers and a skirt of brown owl feathers holds an owl on her arm, beneath a crescent moon over a moonlit valley and winding river.](https://tanyazafirovic.com/img/works/nattens-drottning-1200.webp?v=306bff8dde) Nattens drottning · Queen of the Night · 40 × 33 cmOriginal available](https://tanyazafirovic.com/works/nattens-drottning/)

[![Slottets hemligheter by Tanya Zafirovic: A fair-haired girl sits on a rock by a still lake, gazing at a fairytale castle on a cliff across the water, framed by dark trees.](https://tanyazafirovic.com/img/works/slottets-hemligheter-1200.webp?v=a31a91ee10) Slottets hemligheter · Castle Secrets · 70 × 50 cmOriginal available](https://tanyazafirovic.com/works/slottets-hemligheter/)

[![The Elves Dancing in the Mist by Tanya Zafirovic: Pale elves dance in a long row across a misty meadow by a lake, with fir trees fading into the fog; a wide panoramic painting.](https://tanyazafirovic.com/img/works/the-elves-dancing-in-the-mist-1200.webp?v=03ea65b6d0) The Elves Dancing in the Mist · 30 × 90 cm](https://tanyazafirovic.com/works/the-elves-dancing-in-the-mist/)

[![Dragon Flight by Tanya Zafirovic: Three children ride on the back of a green and blue dragon through a pink and orange sunset sky.](https://tanyazafirovic.com/img/works/dragon-flight-1200.webp?v=83058fc818) Dragon Flight · 40 × 40 cmOriginal available](https://tanyazafirovic.com/works/dragon-flight/)