Skull Paintings

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Jefferson’s Garden (Thomas Jefferson’s Garden, Monticello, Virginia) Medium: Oil on linen Dimensions: 84 x 104 inches (213.36 x 264.16 cm) Inscription: Signed, titled, dated, verso D...

Some of his most famous works include "For the Love of God" (2007), a platinum cast of a human skull encrusted with over 8,000 diamonds, and "The Golden Calf" (2008), a life-size scu...

The only means by which the artist conveys this memento mori is by using the skull as a symbol. To emphasize the symbolism of death, her drawings omit faded flowers, candles, or scie...

This painting honors Basquiat’s raw creative force. Crowns, skulls, fragmented text, and instinctive mark-making reflect his ability to channel power, emotion, and rhythm onto the ca...

Elements such as the candles, the skull and crossbones flag, the hourglass, and the prominent cross allude to the rich iconography of the Loa (Vaudou spirits), particularly those ass...

The iconography of the Crucifixion is a central symbol of the Christian religion and sacred art. The skull at the base of the cross represents Golgotha, the place of crucifixion, wh...

Rolt was partially crippled at birth when the misuse of forceps used during his delivery damaged his skull and left him with lifelong disability in his right arm and leg.

Among his most famous creations are the Skull & Roses and Bertha images for the Grateful Dead, which have become lasting symbols of American music culture.

The use of chiaroscuro emphasizes the dramatic tension: the body emerges in warm light against a dark background, highlighting the figure in an atmosphere of contemplation. In one co...

Artist CommentsA girl stands on a grassy mountain slope, sketching a skull in black and white on her easel. In front of her, a large elephant passes by, while snow-covered peaks towe...

Artist CommentsA geometric outline of a woman's skull and a house contrast against a pale blue sky.

Mortality is the signature for the collection and presents a perfect representation of Berlin's view of the skull as an art form and symbol. Oil and acrylic on canvas

Beautiful painting depicts a young black man holding skull and flip phone. Gouache on illustration board, image measuring 8 x 10 inches; 16 x 20 inches framed.

Above, is the image of God, together with a dove, to represent the Holy Spirit. At the foot lies the skull of Adam. The various inscriptions have been translated in Ms Likhenko’s pap...

The Saint, wrapped in a blue cloak that leaves her pure white torso exposed, rests her hands on a skull, flanked by an open book and a cross: clear iconographic symbols of meditation...

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Driving to an exhibition of his works in Rouen, a burst tire caused his car to roll over in which Ottmann suffered a fractured skull and spine. After being transported in a coma to a...

John Tarantola's original nude portrait "Pieta" (2021) is a beautiful surrealist oil on panel painting that depicts two young athletic male figures atop a red cloth in vast desert du...

The eerie creature with the immense skull and aged face stretches the goose toward the horse and the woman.

Sax Berlin's Skull series form part of his Neo-Expressionist works.

Driving to an exhibition of his works in Rouen, a burst tire caused his car to roll over in which Ottmann suffered a fractured skull and spine. After being transported in a coma to a...

Translated title: "Tropical skull". Acrylic on canvas. It features a lacquered wooden frame with brass studs.

A beautiful large 1960's Modern Belgian surrealist oil on board depicting a skull, bottles and other objects in a landscape, by Noëlle Verheggen.

Berlin has revisited the skull motif in this piece of Neo-Expressionist art to sublime effect.

A gossamer-winged moth alights within the dark recesses of a skull; a woman carries her babies into the water, her intentions unclear.

Skull and Tomatoes

Measuring 5 x 7 inches, this compact yet impactful work features a stack of two skulls with a serene red and white bird, all rendered in Sullivan’s signature style of thick, tactile ...

Translated title: "The house and the skull". Acrylic on canvas.

Matteo Di Ventra's "Busted Jaw" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a realistic human skull with missing teeth on a black background.

From diamond encrusted skulls to giant pills, colourful spot paintings to the life-and-death of butterflies, Hirst’s work might divide opinion, but one thing remains a constant: ever...

On the lush, tropical shore, treasure chests, gold coins, a skull, and bones are scattered among vivid foliage and a lone palm tree, conjuring a sense of adventure and hidden secrets.

From diamond encrusted skulls to giant pills, colourful spot paintings to the life-and-death of butterflies, Hirst’s work might divide opinion, but one thing remains a constant: ever...

From diamond encrusted skulls to giant pills, colourful spot paintings to the life-and-death of butterflies, Hirst’s work might divide opinion, but one thing remains a constant: ever...

From diamond encrusted skulls to giant pills, colourful spot paintings to the life-and-death of butterflies, Hirst’s work might divide opinion, but one thing remains a constant: ever...

Shana Levenson's "Santa Muerte Study" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a female model wearing a white veil and a headdress of Santa Muerte human Skulls.

Zack Zdrale's "Warhead" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a still life of a human skull with a plastic soldier figure placed on top of it.

I give you a bowl with a skull and tell you that this is my breakfast. You see right through me, and I see right through you, but why do we keep pretending?

This is for instance the case with the composition Vanitas Still Life with a Skull, a Violin, a Musical Score, a Pipe and Tobacco, an Hourglass and a Candle on a Draped Table (Sold a...

Vines of morning glories climb through ribcages and skulls, while butterflies land delicately atop bone and bloom alike.

Other parts of the image faintly resemble a skull and a beak. The creature clutches a much smaller, obscure creature in its beak. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an...

"Sweet & Sour, Bone & Flesh" (2023) by Destiny Bowman is an original, handmade oil painting on wood panel that depicts a still-life featuring animal skulls, plants, fruit, and a dise...

"Monkeys and Stones" (2023) by Destiny Bowman is an original, handmade oil painting on wood panel that depicts a still-life featuring a monkey skull, an orange, and various stones al...

The inner world of the hippopotamus is not depicted realistically, but is woven into a bizarre ornament.On the background there is an ornament in the form of decorative skulls. :: Pa...

FOUND FAT 2020 Paris, France Bold, hand-painted, serif typography, painted over the skull of a lion are the centerpiece of this work.

Keywords: Abstract, face, skull, fish, sock, blue, red, feather, eye, nose, mouth.

He also developed a taste for morbid subjects, where skulls with exorbitant eyes are invited into macabre scenes, as in the drawing kept in the Musée d'Orsay.

The roses, diamonds and skull represent that cycle of life and love. The butterflies, come from the belief that they are the souls of ancestors who are returning to Earth for their a...

By inference minimalism is exactly that, and this stark skull painting is perfectly representative. This head invites the viewer in and has a real charm.

In the case of this work, I found a deer skull placed within a bramble of deadwood branches and could feel a sort of sacredness in the place.

Among the imagery are a panoply of pop culture references from the Eastern, Western, Northern and Southern hemispheres -- Nacho Libre, egrets, nineties-era pornography, a classic Mat...

The design uses a double image (or visual pun) in which the scene of a woman admiring herself in a mirror, seen from a distance, appears to be a human skull. This painting is signed...

Ale Casanova's "Unexpected Links" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude model holding a skull with a mouse perched on top. Alejandro Casanova was born in Valen...

Van Gogh’s attire is a stark black hoodie, emblazoned with a wild skull design across the chest, merging classic iconography with an edge of contemporary street style.

The central grouping of a vase and skull with a large X on it serves as a reminder of the fragility of life and the inevitability of death.

With the idea of continuing the legacy of abstract expressionism, Taher Jaoui's paintings are rich assemblages of layered forms, vibrant colors and expressive gestures, varying from ...