Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette [SEP] creator
Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette
Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette () is an early work by Vincent van Gogh. The small and undated oil-on-canvas painting featuring a skeleton and cigarette is part of the permanent collection of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. It was most likely painted in the winter of 1885–86 as a satirical comment on conservative academic practices. Before it was common to use live humans as models, the academic routine included the study of skeletons to develop an understanding of human anatomy
selected works from Nuenen (1880–1885):
- "Avenue of Poplars in Autumn" (1884)
- "The Potato Eaters" (1885)
His selected works from Antwerp (1886):
- "Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette" (1886)
His selected works from Paris (1886–1888):
- "Agostina Segatori Sitting in the Café du Tambourin" (1887)
- "Wheat Field with a Lark" (1887)
- "View of Paris from Vincent's