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Skull with Burning Cigarette (24 Inches)
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Vincent van Gogh // Skull with Burning Cigarette Canvas Print

Skull with Burning Cigarette is one of the most unusual and darkly humorous works in Vincent van Gogh£s career. Painted while he was studying at the Antwerp Academy of Fine Arts, the picture is widely believed to have been a playful response to the academy's strict emphasis on drawing from skeletons and anatomical models.

Rather than treating the subject with academic seriousness, Van Gogh gave the skull a lit cigarette, transforming a traditional study into something witty, rebellious, and unexpectedly modern. The result feels strikingly contemporary, despite being painted in the 1880s.

The painting has often been interpreted as a subtle joke at the expense of conventional art training, though others have seen it as an early meditation on mortality, health, and the fleeting nature of life. Van Gogh himself was a smoker at the time, adding another intriguing layer to the work.

Unlike the colourful landscapes and flower paintings for which he later became famous, this small work reveals a different side of the artist £ irreverent, experimental, and willing to challenge expectations.

Today Skull with Burning Cigarette is one of Van Gogh£s most distinctive and widely discussed images, admired for its originality, humour, and strangely timeless appeal.

This canvas print edition reproduces the atmosphere and character of the original painting, making it especially appealing to collectors of Van Gogh, memento mori imagery, and unconventional art history.


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  • Canvas Size: 24 inches x 16.9 inches (approx.)
  • Image Size: 22 inches x 14.9 inches (approx.)
  • Date: 2000s (Modern)


    Just bought a few of these from an art company in Wales and they are stunning. I think because of their big size - the power of the canvas print is amazing. The scan above cannot possibly do it justice - the actual piece is dynamic, vibrant and just a work of art in itself. The canvas print is a 1000 times better than an ordinary print - it looks like, er, a canvas picture!


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    Blurb:

    A VERY LARGE museum-quality print onto artist's canvas


    Canvas size: 24 inches x 16.9 inches
    Image size: 22 inches x 14.9 inches


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