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Bourellet Ecliptique
By Pascal Pillard
Located in Montclair, NJ
distorts the figure by giving him a long tubular-shaped neck, an amputated right arm and his head/skull is
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Vanitas
Located in Woodbury, CT
—reminders that change and death are inevitable. The skull, aging books, extinguished candle, fallen cup, and
Category
Early 2000s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
BROOKLYN PEACE - DISNEY LAWS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
that spells out “Laws” in cursive disco lights placed in relation to a human skull overlaid with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
U E N I (you ecstasy and me)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
that spells out “Laws” in cursive disco lights placed in relation to a human skull overlaid with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
17th Century Baroque Style Il Pomarancio Penitent Magdalene Oil On Canvas
Located in roma, IT
of her existential drama, the right hand holds the Crucifix above the skull, the left brought to the
Category
Early 17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
RUBBLE DUST NOTHING BUT
Located in Brooklyn, NY
that spells out “Laws” in cursive disco lights placed in relation to a human skull overlaid with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Klaatu - Abstract Painting, Collage, Pattern, Contemporary, Art, Simon Kirk
Located in Barcelona, Catalunya
questioning, while the images of missiles, skulls, displaced families and abandoned teddy bears circle him
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
My Dog Just Likes Me Because I
m Full Of Bones- Acrylic Paint, Burlap, Green
By John Paul Kesling
Located in Nashville, TN
This abstract contemporary painting utilizes patterns, a skull, and a dog. The artist used green
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Burlap, Acrylic
Koons Tree
By Shimon Okshteyn
Located in Brooklyn, NY
skulls of various levels of decoration.
Shimon Okshteyn’s work is held in various museums, including the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ganesh Ruminates
By Brian Fekete
Located in Stowe, VT
a cross-section of the elephant’s skull, seen from above. The title derives from the Hindu elephant
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
Carlos Hernández Guerra, Estelos, Oil on Canvas, 2015
Located in Miami, FL
, nervous, agile brushstroke, as in the black series based on zoomorphic sequences: bats, skull.
From 1968
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Carlos Hernández Guerra, Chaparros de Guanipa, Oil on Canvas, 1984
Located in Miami, FL
, nervous, agile brushstroke, as in the black series based on zoomorphic sequences: bats, skull.
From 1968
Category
1980s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Carlos Hernández Guerra, Caligrafía de Llano, Oil on canvas, 2012
By Carlos Hernández Guerra
Located in Miami, FL
, nervous, agile brushstroke, as in the black series based on zoomorphic sequences: bats, skull.
From 1968
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Carlos Hernández Guerra, Chaparro, Oil on canvas, 2015
By Carlos Hernández Guerra
Located in Miami, FL
, nervous, agile brushstroke, as in the black series based on zoomorphic sequences: bats, skull.
From 1968
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cauliflower
By Stephen Rose
Located in London, GB
, like an ivory skull, set in an abandoned and undefined space which prickles with apocalyptic imminence
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Chrysalis 256
257, Set of Abstract Paintings
Located in Bluffton, SC
carrying had anencephaly (lack of skull formation at the back of the head) and would not live, telling
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Chrysalis 272
273, Set of Abstract Paintings
Located in Bluffton, SC
carrying had anencephaly (lack of skull formation at the back of the head) and would not live, telling
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Timeless 9, Abstract Painting
Located in Bluffton, SC
had anencephaly (lack of skull formation at the back of the head) and would not live, telling someone
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Chrysalis 171, Abstract Painting
Located in Bluffton, SC
had anencephaly (lack of skull formation at the back of the head) and would not live, telling someone
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Chrysalis 271, Abstract Painting
Located in Bluffton, SC
had anencephaly (lack of skull formation at the back of the head) and would not live, telling someone
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
20th Century Rolf Hans Shaped Canvas Abstract Acrylic Painting in Pink, Swiss
By Rolf Hans
Located in Eltville, DE
means 'dead head, skull'. But neither the choice of color nor the generally prevalent dark tones of this
Category
1970s Hard-Edge Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
20th Century Rolf Hans Hard Edge Abstract Acrylic Painting in Blue and Pink
By Rolf Hans
Located in Eltville, DE
means 'dead head, skull'. But neither the choice of color nor the generally prevalent dark tones of this
Category
1970s Hard-Edge Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Motions of Grace
By Margaret Bowland
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
transferred to the skull of the artist. This is transcendent: it is magic. And in such a moment you feel in
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper
They Say It
s Wonderful
By Margaret Bowland
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
transferred to the skull of the artist. This is transcendent: it is magic. And in such a moment you feel in
Category
Early 2000s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Wizard Skull - hand painted acrylic on canvas - pop art - "Richie Rich"
By Wizard Skull
Located in New York, NY
Gallery in Manhattan NY.
Painter and illustrator Wizard Skull’s humorous and often raunchy riffs on
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"4 Bart Skateboard"
By Wizard Skull
Located in New York, NY
Gallery in Manhattan NY.
Painter and illustrator Wizard Skull’s humorous and often raunchy riffs on
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary hand painted acrylic on canvas pop art mickey mouse red blue
By Wizard Skull
Located in New York, NY
Gallery in Manhattan NY.
signed on edge of canvas
Painter and illustrator Wizard Skull’s humorous and
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary hand painted acrylic on canvas pop art Homer simpsons blue
By Wizard Skull
Located in New York, NY
Gallery in Manhattan NY.
signed on edge of canvas
Painter and illustrator Wizard Skull’s humorous and
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
SKULL
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas
Shipped rolled in a tube
Category
2010s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
$1,186
SKULL
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas
Shipped rolled in a tube
Category
2010s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
$1,186
Skull I
Located in Porto, 13
The prominence of the skull in the painting serves as a powerful reminder of human mortality. The
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
SKULL DOG
By Daria Kusto
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original artwork by Daria Kusto.
AcrIcrylic on Wotercolor Paper.
The magic flow reality...
The painting will be shipped directly from Thailand – safely and promptly."
Category
2010s Pop Art Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
SKULL 22
By Ramon Canela
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Beautiful work by Venezuelan artist residing in Miami, Ramon Canela.
It is a work done on photographic with collage on canvas
Unique work in perfect condition
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Schiller
s Skull
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Gary John used acrylic paint on newspaper to create this one-of-a-kind original artwork. It is signed by the artist and dated on the bottom left front of this artw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Papier Mâché
Skull Blue
By Jose Carlos Zubiaur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Combining the delicate touch of painting and the imagery of computer rendered graphics, Jose Carlos Zubiaur’s artworks transcend what is seen on the canvas. Zubiaur strategically mai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Skull Spin Painting
By Damien Hirst
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Damien Hirst
Skull Spin Painting
2009
Acrylic on paper
28 x 20 in.
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Skull
Unique work
By Peter Tunney
Located in New York, NY
Peter Tunney 'Skull' is a Unique Painting and Mixed Media on Museum Board made in 2011. Made of
Category
2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Bel Air Skull
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Gary John used acrylic paint on architectural paper to create this one-of-a-kind original artwork. It is signed by the artist and dated on the bottom left front of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Paper
Skull Above (framed)
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Newsprint
Still Life, (Skull center)
By Thomas John Carlson
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Still Life, (Skull center)" figurative, oil on canvas, 2020, grey, blue, white, skeleton
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Black Skull - extended Basquiat
By PyB
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
ORIGINAL AND UNIQUE TABLE by PyB
Black Skull extented basquiat
Original painting: collage, acrylic
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic
Small Skull Blaze "Twenty one"
By SKRED
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
ROULLAND T (aka SKRED)
Small blaze tags (4mm) white/ green/ yellow/ orange, forming a human skull
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Red and Blue Abstract Skull Painting
By Earl Staley
Located in Houston, TX
skulls look as thought they are growing from a cactus of some sort. You can change the heads around from
Category
Early 2000s Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Colored skulls, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Brian Nash
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting is acrylic on gallery-profile stretched canvas, wired and ready to hang. :: Painting :: Pop-Art :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Spinal Cracker" Impasto Painting of a Skull
By Geoff Hippenstiel
Located in Houston, TX
Large impasto painting of a skull in an expressionist style. Mainly white with accent colors like
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Dad!?" Contemporary Surrealist Robot and Skull Painting
By Henry David Potwin
Located in Houston, TX
Surrealist painting of a robot in a suit and tie holding a human skull against a purple and orange
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Sabino Guiso Smoke Painting, Skulls, 102″H
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer: Sabino Guisu (Mexican, b. 1986)
Marking(s); notes: signed, marking(s); 2012
Materials: smoke and paint on canvas
Additional Information: Work is titled “Tzompantli, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas
3D Painting of Skull:
Wound Black Wound I
By Juan Miguel Palacios
Located in New York, NY
While his work has a clear figurative language, the paintings of Juan Miguel Palacios contain a strong conceptual load, where his work developed in series, has a constant wandering o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"Skull Contemplating A Stone" Contemporary Pastel Surrealist Landscape Painting
By Henry David Potwin
Located in Houston, TX
pink and yellow-toned landscape scene with a skull sitting at the bottom of a tree, contemplating a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Butterfly Skull - 21st Century, Contemporary Painting, Modern Art, Portrait
By Danny O
Connor
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
"The paintings are built up in layer upon layer of paint which give the pieces great depth of field. They are created with an arsenal of tools that doesn't settle with convention. As...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media
Collage of skulls made of eggshells:
Circle of Friends
Located in New York, NY
I have worked on eggshells since I was a child, learning the traditional Ukrainian craft of pysanky from my mother. This artistic and cultic use of eggs informs my work to this day -...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Plaster, Mixed Media
George Weissbort (1928-2013) - 20th Century Oil, A Skull
Book
By George Weissbort
Located in Corsham, GB
Still Life, oil on canvas. Unsigned. (Provenance: Studio Sale, George Weissbort).
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Jake Yeager Untitled 8" aerosol, screen printed monoprint, skull, animalia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Jake Yeager Untitled 8" is an original artwork by Jake Yeager and is made from spray paint and screenprint. This piece measures 24”h x 18”w.
About Space 1026
Foun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Spray Paint, Screen
Self Portrait with Skull - Large Mid 20th Century Post Impressionist Painting
By Lionel Ellis
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A fine large post-impressionist oil on board self portrait with a skull by Lionel Ellis. Excellent
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Portrait of a Gentleman with Skull, Memento Mori oil on panel
Located in London, GB
for them. In recent years, skull art is a popular aesthetic niche and the fascination with the genre
Category
16th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Memento Mori Skull Painting, Profile View, Original Oil on Canvas Still Life
By Peter Lupkin
Located in Chicago, IL
Vanitas paintings (painting of skulls) first came into favor in the 16th century made popular by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Modernist Tribal Head Sculpture Still Life Skull Study Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique modernist head study.. Oil on canvas, circa 1960. Signed. Displayed in a period modernist frame. Image size, 24"L x 30"H.
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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