Antwerp · 1885–1886

Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette

Crâne de squelette fumant une cigarette · 叼着香烟的骷髅头

A student joke from the Antwerp academy, painted while Vincent was bored in anatomy class. The cigarette is the whole point.

Year

1886

Medium

Oil on canvas

Period

Antwerp (1885–1886)

Collection

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Palette

bone grey, black, ember red

Reference articles · 10

Ten angles on one painting: what it shows, how it was painted, what Vincent wrote, where it hangs, how it survives printing, and what to hang it next to.

• About the work Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette — About the work 2 min
• The story behind it Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette — The story behind it 2 min
• Brushwork and colour Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette — Brushwork and colour 2 min
• What Vincent wrote Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette — What Vincent wrote 2 min
• Where to see it Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette — Where to see it 2 min
• How it survives reproduction Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette — How it survives reproduction 2 min
• Which products suit it Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette — Which products suit it 2 min
• Hanging and styling Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette — Hanging and styling 2 min
• How to read it Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette — How to read it 2 min
• Compared with his other work Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette — Compared with his other work 2 min