Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette by Vincent van Gogh

Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette - Vincent van Gogh - Fine Art Oil Painting

About This Piece

Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette - Vincent van Gogh - Fine Art Oil Painting brings gallery-caliber art into everyday spaces. This fine art oil painting is a 100% hand painted oil painting on canvas, created for buyers who want genuine post-impressionist canvas wall art instead of a mass-produced poster or paper print.

The Story Behind the Painting

1885
Oil on canvas
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Vincent van Gogh painted Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette from 1885 to 1886. The painting was created while van Gogh was a student at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Antwerp, Belgium.

To improve his command of the human figure, Vincent attended life classes at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts, where a skeleton was used to study anatomy. The burning cigarette placed between the teeth of this bare skull typifies the irreverent humor that often reigned among art students, but the striking feature of this painting is van Gogh's vital and confident handling of a complex subject.

Collectors often choose this fine art image when searching for fine art oil painting that feels substantial rather than decorative or disposable.

Materials & Craftsmanship

Each canvas is painted entirely by hand with professional oil paints on artist-grade cotton canvas. No printing, giclée, or digital imaging is used at any stage, so the surface keeps the slight relief and color variation of real brushwork.

Specifications & What You Receive

• A true oil-on-canvas painting produced manually by our artists — not a mass-produced print.
• Supplied with a 2-inch blank border on all four sides for flexible home office display options.
• We dispatch worldwide ourselves, so there are no middlemen in the chain.
• Available canvas sizes for this hand painted oil painting: 20 X 24 in, 24 X 36 in, 30 X 40 in, 36 X 48 in, 48 X 72 in.
• Made-to-measure options are available for this fine art canvas.
• We work with DHL, UPS, FedEx, USPS and additional couriers to keep delivery affordable.
• Complimentary stretching over wooden stretcher bars; ask us about a custom frame.
• Before dispatch we email a digital proof so you can approve the finished canvas.

Wall Decor & Gifting

This fine art oil painting wall decor is equally at home in a residence, a boutique hotel, or a professional office. Its post-impressionist character makes it a safe, distinctive gift for anyone furnishing a home office.

Shipping & Guarantee

Order Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette as a hand painted oil painting on canvas and add lasting post-impressionist character to your home office. Custom sizes, a digital proof before dispatch, and secure worldwide shipping are included.