A curation by Olivia Zvara, Art Advisor at - This selection of vanitas paintings includes various human and animal skulls, rendered from traditional still life techniques of 16th-17th century Dutch painters to contemporary, graphic renderings of similar imagery.

Sex sells Brigitte Peters — Brigitte Peters

Sex sells

Oil on Canvas - 39x31in

$3,380

A cow skull I Jukka Klemetti — Jukka Klemetti

A cow skull I

Oil on Cardboard - 17x24in

$1,240

Last Summer Stephanie Bing — Stephanie Bing

Last Summer

Acrylic, Collage on Linen - 20x20in

$3,950

"Overthinking" Ellaya Yefymova — Ellaya Yefymova

"Overthinking"

Acrylic, Oil on Linen - 31x24in

$2,520

The Scholar’s Skull Tsila MacKay — Tsila MacKay

The Scholar’s Skull

Oil on Canvas - 20x10in

$760

The Skull Robert Nizamov — Robert Nizamov

The Skull

Oil on Canvas - 23x29in

$5,580

Cráneo de cordero lechal Antonio Mateos Prieto — Antonio Mateos Prieto

Cráneo de cordero lechal

Oil on Wood - 15x24in

$2,460

Pop-Art-Serie, 24 teilig, Rey Myste Wolfgang Eberhardt — Wolfgang Eberhardt

Pop-Art-Serie, 24 teilig, Rey Myste

Acrylic on Synthetic board - 118x220in

$214,270

Rare species Annemarie Petri — Annemarie Petri

Rare species

Engraving on Paper - 26x20in

$1,100

Hypnotic Alchemy Daria Bagrintseva — Daria Bagrintseva

Hypnotic Alchemy

Oil on Canvas - 20x16in

$4,800

Come to Life Mayrig Simonjan — Mayrig Simonjan

Come to Life

Oil on Wood - 16x16in

$3,370

Still life with the books and candle. Vita Schagen — Vita Schagen

Still life with the books and candle.

Oil on Canvas - 9x12in

$1,270

Indian Stil Life Michael Knepper — Michael Knepper

Indian Stil Life

Acrylic, Oil on Cardboard - 39x31in

$6,550

End of the Party Michael Knepper — Michael Knepper

End of the Party

Acrylic, Oil on Canvas - 55x67in

$23,940

Still life ( memento mori ) Gian Luigi Delpin — Gian Luigi Delpin

Still life ( memento mori )

Acrylic, Collage on Canvas - 40x40in

$3,480

Vanitas Still Life with a Pink Skull Alexander Lufer — Alexander Lufer

Vanitas Still Life with a Pink Skull

Oil on Canvas - 35x47in

$4,880

Two and Nut Alexander Lufer — Alexander Lufer

Two and Nut

Oil on Canvas - 39x43in

$6,110

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