ERLING Haaland’s masterpiece goals inspired an artist to immortalise him in scores of classic images.
Self-taught Rory O’Keefe even portrayed the Manchester City striker as Johannes Vermeer’s famous Girl With A Pearl Earring.
Others are in the style of Van Gogh, Barack Obama’s Hope campaign poster and a church stained-glass window.
The record-breaking Norwegian, 22, is also shown as both Jack and Rose in the bow scene from Titanic.
Rory, from Cardiff, said: “Erling Haaland is my muse. I’ve painted him over 100 times in many different ways.”
Asked why pick him, he added: “Why does anyone paint anything?
“Why did Monet paint water lilies? Why did da Vinci paint the Mona Lisa? Why did cavemen paint animals with faeces in caves?”
He added the works were not for sale.
Refusing to give more details, he said: “My reasons will remain a mystery”.
Haaland, 22, has so far scored 48 goals in his first Premier League season.
SOURCE: thesun.co.uk
