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Black landscape 15 - round textural abstract nature inspired sculpted paper
Located in New York, NY
seemingly banal material with a genuine concern for ethics. Like modern-day memento mori, Saliba’s works
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper
Souffle d
or - round gold textural abstract nature inspired 3D sculpted paper
Located in New York, NY
seemingly banal material with a genuine concern for ethics. Like modern-day memento mori, Saliba’s works
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Gold bubble 5 - round textural abstract nature inspired 3D sculpted paper
Located in New York, NY
seemingly banal material with a genuine concern for ethics. Like modern-day memento mori, Saliba’s works
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Bronze Sculpture Jean-Baptiste Clesinger "Rien" Owl
Skull, circa 1850
By Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clesinger
Located in London, GB
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This is a stunning bronze "Rien" Memento Mori bronze, ideal as a desk weight, in the form of
Category
Antique 1850s French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Damien Hirst, For the Love of God - Laugh, (2007)
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
'For the Love of God' to be a memento mori, capitalizing upon the themes that have preoccupied Hirst
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Glaze, Glitter, Screen
A French Mid 19th Century Sculpture Bracelet
Located in Stamford, CT
than a memento mori as no name, birth date or date of death is inscribed. Artists did this work as a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Cuff Bracelets
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Early 18th-Century Spanish School, Christ In The Tomb
Located in Cheltenham, GB
the resurrection, we’re reminded of Christ’s mortality on Earth, and indeed our own. It’s a ‘memento
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
TAKASHI MURAKAMI: Enso - Limited edition hand signed
numb. Superflat, Pop Art
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
skulls that appear and disappear with the glint of the light—like a whispering memento mori hidden
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Varnish, Lithograph, Offset
Dancing Tulips by Katharina Husslein Flower Still life Oil Painting
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
botanical paintings by Katharina Husslein have a 'carpe diem' and 'Memento Mori' character. Showcasing the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cosmos at Dusk, 2022, purple, oil on canvas, floral still-life oil painting
By Daisy Craddock
Located in New York, NY
foreground, Craddock’s blossoms are transformed into memento mori, talismen of the ephemerality of life. The
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dinnerplate Dahlias, 2021, oil on canvas, floral still life painting
By Daisy Craddock
Located in New York, NY
foreground, Craddock’s blossoms are transformed into memento mori, talismen of the ephemerality of life. The
Category
2010s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Cosmos
Zinnias, 2021, oil on canvas, floral still life painting
By Daisy Craddock
Located in New York, NY
foreground, Craddock’s blossoms are transformed into memento mori, talismen of the ephemerality of life. The
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jean Valdor After Hieronymus Wierix Saint Francis Of Assisi, Engraving
Located in Cheltenham, GB
reminder of mortality, a ‘memento mori’ - ‘remember that you must die’. Riches are a temporary glory
Category
Early 17th Century Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Paper, Engraving
Sic Transit Gloria Mundi, XVIIth century
Located in Milan, IT
Memento mori, or scenes or still lifes with symbolic elements alluding to the theme of the transience of
Category
17th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Damien Hirst, For The Love Of God
Laugh
, Skull with Diamond Dust, 2007
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
The sparkling pop-art laughing skull is an iconic contemporary memento mori silkscreen print with
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art More Prints
Materials
Mixed Media, Screen
For The Love Of God, Skull with Diamond Dust
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
The sparkling pop-art laughing skull is an iconic contemporary memento mori silkscreen print with
Category
2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Landscape Prints
Materials
Mixed Media, Black and White, Screen
For The Love Of God, Enlightenment
Skull with Diamond Dust
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
The sparkling pop-art laughing skull is an iconic contemporary memento mori silkscreen print with
Category
2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Landscape Prints
Materials
Mixed Media, Black and White, Screen
Early Georgian Skull and Crossbones Stuart Crystal Mourning Ring c.1740
Located in London, GB
memento mori skull and crossbones motif. This ring is steeped with history and is a remarkable example of
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Band Rings
Materials
Crystal, 22k Gold
Thierry Mugler Black Wool Peplum Skirt Suit with Point d’Esprit Trim, FW 1995
By Thierry Mugler
Located in London, GB
memento mori fashions, while the sharply tailored construction reflects Mugler’s reinterpretation of mid
Category
1990s French Suits, Outfits and Ensembles
Tim Walker, Story Teller, 1st Edition
Located in CA, CA
sporting a pair of rabbit ears; Agyness Deyn in the sand dunes of Namibia; Alexander McQueen and a memento
Category
2010s Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Mauvaises herbes
By Hédy Gobaa
Located in Montreal, Quebec
what no longer is: The paintings perform a high tech memento mori. Reproductions of these works are
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mauvaises herbes
By Hédy Gobaa
Located in Montreal, Quebec
what no longer is: The paintings perform a high tech memento mori. Reproductions of these works are
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mauvaises herbes
By Hédy Gobaa
Located in Montreal, Quebec
what no longer is: The paintings perform a high tech memento mori. Reproductions of these works are
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mauvaises herbes
By Hédy Gobaa
Located in Montreal, Quebec
what no longer is: The paintings perform a high tech memento mori. Reproductions of these works are
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lys 01
By Hédy Gobaa
Located in Montreal, Quebec
what no longer is: The paintings perform a high tech memento mori. Reproductions of these works are
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$7,500
Iris
By Hédy Gobaa
Located in Montreal, Quebec
what no longer is: The paintings perform a high tech memento mori. Reproductions of these works are
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,000
Buisson 01
By Hédy Gobaa
Located in Montreal, Quebec
what no longer is: The paintings perform a high tech memento mori. Reproductions of these works are
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lys 02
By Hédy Gobaa
Located in Montreal, Quebec
what no longer is: The paintings perform a high tech memento mori. Reproductions of these works are
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,800
Dracaena
By Hédy Gobaa
Located in Montreal, Quebec
what no longer is: The paintings perform a high tech memento mori. Reproductions of these works are
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,900
Mauvaises herbes
By Hédy Gobaa
Located in Montreal, Quebec
what no longer is: The paintings perform a high tech memento mori. Reproductions of these works are
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
For the Love of God- Laugh
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
'For the Love of God' to be a memento mori, capitalizing upon the themes that have preoccupied Hirst
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Glaze, Glitter, Screen
Andy Warhol Films promo card (Andy Warhol Factory)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
slippery, elusive identity. They are part ethnography, part memento mori and wholly personal." (Dargis, New
Category
1960s Pop Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Offset
Original 1960s Andy Warhol Films promo card (60s Warhol)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
helped construct his own slippery, elusive identity. They are part ethnography, part memento mori and
Category
1960s Pop Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Offset
Floral Still Life
Located in London, GB
life. Unlike memento mori art, vanitas paintings “also include other symbols such as musical
Category
1920s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Whatever our Souls are made of KHusslein Hyperrealistic Still life
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
botanical paintings by Katharina Husslein have a 'carpe diem' and 'memento Mori' character. Showcasing the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The best in life is to hold onto each other K.Husslein Hyperrealistic Still life
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
botanical paintings by Katharina Husslein have a 'carpe diem' and 'memento Mori' character. Showcasing the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Meeting at Night by Katharina Husslein Botanical Hyperrealistic Still life
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
timeless elegance.
The botanical paintings by Katharina Husslein have a 'carpe diem' and 'memento Mori
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Rose of the World by K Husslein Botanical Hyperrealistic Still life
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
timeless elegance.
The botanical paintings by Katharina Husslein have a 'carpe diem' and 'memento Mori
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Precious Time - K.Husslein Hyperrealistic Still life
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
botanical paintings by Katharina Husslein have a 'carpe diem' and 'memento Mori' character. Showcasing the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Between the Shadow and the Soul - K Husslein Botanical Hyperrealistic Still life
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
timeless elegance.
The botanical paintings by Katharina Husslein have a 'carpe diem' and 'memento Mori
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Whatever felt for thee - K.Husslein Hyperrealistic flower sunflower Still life
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
botanical paintings by Katharina Husslein have a 'carpe diem' and 'memento Mori' character. Showcasing the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Love doesn
t consist in gazing at each other K.HussleinHyperrealistic Still life
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
botanical paintings by Katharina Husslein have a 'carpe diem' and 'memento Mori' character. Showcasing the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Damien Hirst, 3D
For The Love Of God
Lenticular Skull, 2012
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
encrusted in the sculpture. The artwork is a memento mori, or reminder of the mortality of the viewer. Art
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lenticular
Damien Hirst, 3D
For The Love Of God
Lenticular Skull, 2012
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
encrusted in the sculpture. The artwork is a memento mori, or reminder of the mortality of the viewer. Art
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lenticular
Sun Maid Raisins (2x)
By Tom Pfannerstill
Located in Fairfield, CT
‘memento mori’, reminders of mortality and the corresponding corollary ‘carpe diem’. They are subtle
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Sharpie
By Tom Pfannerstill
Located in Fairfield, CT
their ultimate disposal. As such, I see them as ‘memento mori’, reminders of mortality and the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Oil
Sexy
By StrosbergMandel
Located in New York, NY
guise of Memento Mori. Independent curator and critic and former director of the Neuberger Museum
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
$42,000
TAKASHI MURAKAMI DOB
Me On the Red... Hand signed
numbered Superflat Pop Art
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
skulls — uncolored and slightly blurred — evoking the idea of memento mori, but seen through the pop
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Varnish, Lithograph, Offset
Damien Hirst,
For The Love Of God
Skull with Diamond Dust, 2007
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
sculpture. The artwork is a memento mori, or reminder of the mortality of the viewer. Art historian Rudi
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary More Prints
Materials
Screen
Damien Hirst,
For The Love Of God
Skull with Diamond Dust, 2007
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
sculpture. The artwork is a memento mori, or reminder of the mortality of the viewer. Art historian Rudi
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary More Prints
Materials
Screen
Damien Hirst,
For The Love Of God
Skull with Diamond Dust, 2007
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
sculpture. The artwork is a memento mori, or reminder of the mortality of the viewer. Art historian Rudi
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary More Prints
Materials
Screen
They Sang of Ancient Heroes and Dying Stars
By Michael Pajon
Located in New Orleans, LA
whispers to you in your sleep. These bits of bone and sinew are not unlike a memento mori--a remembrance of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Tears of Blood to Strengthen the Weak
By Michael Pajon
Located in New Orleans, LA
whispers to you in your sleep. These bits of bone and sinew are not unlike a memento mori--a remembrance of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Animal of Tragedy
By Michael Pajon
Located in New Orleans, LA
whispers to you in your sleep. These bits of bone and sinew are not unlike a memento mori--a remembrance of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
She Smites Her Enemies with a Hiss and a Glance
By Michael Pajon
Located in New Orleans, LA
whispers to you in your sleep. These bits of bone and sinew are not unlike a memento mori--a remembrance of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
A Seed Under the Tongue and a Song Upon the Air
By Michael Pajon
Located in New Orleans, LA
whispers to you in your sleep. These bits of bone and sinew are not unlike a memento mori--a remembrance of
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Sisters of Fate, Daughters of Night
By Michael Pajon
Located in New Orleans, LA
whispers to you in your sleep. These bits of bone and sinew are not unlike a memento mori--a remembrance of
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
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Memento Mori For Sale on 1stDibs
On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate memento mori for your needs in our varied inventory. Each design created in this style — which was crafted with great care and often made from gold, yellow gold and 18k gold — can elevate any look. Find an antique version now, or shop for 140 vintage or 246 modern creation for a more contemporary example of these cherished accessories. Making the right choice when shopping for a memento mori may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 18th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century, both of which have proven very popular over the years. For this particular piece, are consistently popular carat weights. A memento mori from J DAUPHIN, Attilio Codognato and William Llewellyn Griffiths — each of whom created a beautiful version of this treasured accessory — is worth considering. A memento mori can make for a versatile accessory, but a selection from our variety of 136 diamond versions can add an especially stylish touch. See these pages for a brilliant cut iteration of this accessory, while there are also emerald cut cut and round cut cut versions available here, too. If you’re browsing our inventory for a memento mori, you’ll find that many are available today for women, but there are still pieces to choose from for unisex and men.
How Much is a Memento Mori?
The price for a memento mori starts at $155 and tops out at $160,000 with these rings, on average, selling for $1,663.
Questions About Memento Mori
- What is a memento mori ring?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021Memento mori ring is a ring that is an artistic reminder of the inevitability of death. ‘Memento mori’ is a Latin term that means “remember you must die.” These rings typically either feature a skull, crossbones or skeletons to prompt people to remember the shortness of life. Shop a range of memento mori rings on 1stDibs.
- What does memento mori mean?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Memento mori means “remember that you must die” in Latin. A memento mori is an object which serves as either a warning or reminder of death. An example of a memento mori is a skull.