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Features “Skull With Burning Cigarette” by Vincent Van Gogh
Main Features
Author
Color
Brown, Beige, White, Black, Dark Green
Tags
Cigarette, Smoking, Dark Background, Macabre, Art Masterpiece, Famous Painting
Main Features
Alternate Titles
Memento Mori Symbolism
Art Movement
Symbolism
Historical Events
Van Gogh’s Time In Antwerp
Visual and Stylistic Elements
Brushwork/Texture
Rough And Textured
Focal Point
Skull And Smoldering Cigarette
Light Source
Single Light Source, Harsh Shadows
Objects
Skeleton , Skull , Burning Cigarette
Orientation
Vertical
Perspective
Dark Close-Up Perspective
Original Masterpiece Features
Condition/Restoration History
Well-Preserved
Creation Process
Oil On Canvas
Inscriptions/Signatures
Signed By Van Gogh
Patron/Commissioner
None
Provenance
Van Gogh Museum, Netherlands
Influences and Related Works
Influences
Symbolism, Vanitas
Related Works
Self-Portrait With Bandaged Ear
Exhibition and Market Information
Auction Price
Not For Sale
Criticism & Reception
Interpreted As A Darkly Humorous Memento Mori
Cultural Significance
Depicts A Dark And Satirical View Of Life And Death
Current Owner
Various Museums And Private Collections
Exhibition History
Van Gogh Museum, Netherlands
Insurance Value
Priceless
Market Trends
High Demand
Public Domain Status
Public Domain
Reproductions
Highly Reproduced
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Additional Information “Skull With Burning Cigarette” by Vincent Van Gogh

“Van Gogh gave death a cigarette and a grin.” Jan Hulsker

“The skull mocks mortality with modern vice.” Meyer Schapiro

“Van Gogh rebelled even against skeletons.” Ronald de Leeuw

“Dark humor emerges from academic exercise.” Albert Aurier

“Death smokes while the living fret.” Tsukasa Kodera

#1. Student Work. Van Gogh painted this while studying at the Antwerp Academy.

#2. Dark Humor. The image combines death imagery with modern vice in a macabre joke.

#3. Academy Subject. Skeleton studies were standard academy exercises.

#4. Proto-Surrealist. The absurd image anticipates later Surrealist art.

#5. Rebellious Streak. The work shows Van Gogh's irreverent attitude toward academic tradition.


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