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Memento Mori
Memento Mori

Memento Mori

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This painting, titled Memento Mori is an ode to vintage skull portraits. Framed in vintage gold

Category

2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Memento Mori
Memento Mori

Memento Mori

By Kiva Ford

Located in New York, NY

Kiva Ford Memento Mori, 2015 Borosilicate glass 13.50h x 7.50w x 7.50d in

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Memento Mori- All is Vanity #15

Memento Mori- All is Vanity #15

Located in New York, NY

Art and many others. She currently lives and works in Indianapolis, IN.

Category

2010s Pop Art Mixed Media

Materials

Enamel

Memento Mori – Cups with Fish, Flowers

Memento Mori – Cups with Fish, Flowers

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

give an illusion of permanence but are a reminder of the inevitability of death; “memento mori”.

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Cup with Fish, Fruit (Memento Mori)

Cup with Fish, Fruit (Memento Mori)

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

reminder of the inevitability of death; “memento mori”.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Digital

Memento Mori - Cake Stand & Rotten Egg

Memento Mori - Cake Stand & Rotten Egg

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

give an illusion of permanence but are a reminder of the inevitability of death; “memento mori”.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Memento Mori – Cups in Baby Lamb Carcass

Memento Mori – Cups in Baby Lamb Carcass

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

give an illusion of permanence but are a reminder of the inevitability of death; “memento mori”.

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Memento Mori – Cup in Baby Lamb Carcass

Memento Mori – Cup in Baby Lamb Carcass

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

give an illusion of permanence but are a reminder of the inevitability of death; “memento mori”.

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Memento Mori - Cup with Fish, Knife, Horsehair

Memento Mori - Cup with Fish, Knife, Horsehair

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

give an illusion of permanence but are a reminder of the inevitability of death; “memento mori”.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Memento Mori – Cup, Platter in Baby Lamb Carcass

Memento Mori – Cup, Platter in Baby Lamb Carcass

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

give an illusion of permanence but are a reminder of the inevitability of death; “memento mori”.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Memento Mori - Cake Stand, Cup, Bacon, Vegetable & Brie

Memento Mori - Cake Stand, Cup, Bacon, Vegetable & Brie

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

give an illusion of permanence but are a reminder of the inevitability of death; “memento mori”.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Memento Mori – Platter, Vase with Lichi, Spoon, Can of Eel

Memento Mori – Platter, Vase with Lichi, Spoon, Can of Eel

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

give an illusion of permanence but are a reminder of the inevitability of death; “memento mori”.

Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Memento Mori, Wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria
Memento Mori, Wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria

Memento Mori, Wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria

Located in Schellebelle, BE

Unique sculptured wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria, from around the 1920 ties, extremely fine sculptured piece of Artisanal work, looks like a real skull, beautiful old patin...

Category

Vintage 1920s Austrian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Fruitwood

Early 19th C Painted Passage by Isaac Watts Memento Mori Folk Art Sign
Early 19th C Painted Passage by Isaac Watts Memento Mori Folk Art Sign

Early 19th C Painted Passage by Isaac Watts Memento Mori Folk Art Sign

Located in Lowestoft, GB

19th century, hand painted pine panel bearing a passage by Isaac Watts “Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away, They fly forgotten, as a dream Dies at the openi...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Signs

Materials

Pine

'Cherubs Playing', Angels, Amorini, Memento Mori, Naive, Baroque Religious Oil
'Cherubs Playing', Angels, Amorini, Memento Mori, Naive, Baroque Religious Oil

'Cherubs Playing', Angels, Amorini, Memento Mori, Naive, Baroque Religious Oil

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

An early eighteenth-century, Italian baroque figural oil showing a group of cherubs or Amorini grouped together before red velvet drapes, one reclining on a wooden cross and wearing ...

Category

Early 18th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

19th Century Memento Mori Carved Skull & Cross Bones
19th Century Memento Mori Carved Skull & Cross Bones

19th Century Memento Mori Carved Skull & Cross Bones

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A well executed almost life size skull and crossbones pine carving, depicting the remembrance that we all will pass. Likely a part of a larger religious carving, possibly placed a...

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine

Memento Mori Original Charcoal Skull Drawings 19th Century Art
Memento Mori Original Charcoal Skull Drawings 19th Century Art

Memento Mori Original Charcoal Skull Drawings 19th Century Art

Located in Atlanta, GA

Pair of Original Memento Mori Charcoal Skull Drawings, France, circa 19th Century. They measure

Category

Antique 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Drawings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

1817 Sgraffitoed Latin Memento Mori Pewter and Lead Glass Skull Tanker
1817 Sgraffitoed Latin Memento Mori Pewter and Lead Glass Skull Tanker

1817 Sgraffitoed Latin Memento Mori Pewter and Lead Glass Skull Tanker

Located in Lowestoft, GB

An interested continental pewter and lead glass tanker, dated 1817 with the initials "I B" incised in the lid. The tanker is heavily Sgraffitoed with a Latin Verso, cartouches and...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century European Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pewter

Signet Ring Memento Mori Style Skull Emerald
Signet Ring Memento Mori Style Skull Emerald

Signet Ring Memento Mori Style Skull Emerald

By J DAUPHIN

Located in Los Angeles, CA

art, memento mori objects served as reminders of mortality, humility, and the transient nature of

Category

2010s Indian Victorian Signet Rings

Materials

Emerald, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver

Late 19th C Memento Mori Calligraphy In memory of Maria Arthur Manchip Died 1899
Late 19th C Memento Mori Calligraphy In memory of Maria Arthur Manchip Died 1899

Late 19th C Memento Mori Calligraphy In memory of Maria Arthur Manchip Died 1899

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A fantastically decorative pen and ink calligraphy composition celebrating the life of a Maria Arthur Manchip who dies 1899. On paper, in a glazed period frame. Age related discolo...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Paintings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Crest Ring Signet Skull Emerald Memento Mori Style
Crest Ring Signet Skull Emerald Memento Mori Style

Crest Ring Signet Skull Emerald Memento Mori Style

By J DAUPHIN

Located in Los Angeles, CA

art, memento mori objects served as reminders of mortality, humility, and the transient nature of

Category

2010s Indian Victorian Signet Rings

Materials

Emerald, Gold Plate

Skull Crest Ring Signet  Memento Mori Black Diamond
Skull Crest Ring Signet  Memento Mori Black Diamond

Skull Crest Ring Signet Memento Mori Black Diamond

By J DAUPHIN

Located in Los Angeles, CA

medieval Christian philosophy and art, memento mori objects served as reminders of mortality, humility, and

Category

2010s Indian Victorian Signet Rings

Materials

Black Diamond, Gold Plate

Crest Ring Signet Skull Emerald Memento Mori Style
Crest Ring Signet Skull Emerald Memento Mori Style

Crest Ring Signet Skull Emerald Memento Mori Style

By J DAUPHIN

Located in Los Angeles, CA

art, memento mori objects served as reminders of mortality, humility, and the transient nature of

Category

2010s American Victorian Signet Rings

Materials

Emerald, Bronze

Crest Skull Signet Ring Black Diamond Memento Mori Style
Crest Skull Signet Ring Black Diamond Memento Mori Style

Crest Skull Signet Ring Black Diamond Memento Mori Style

By J DAUPHIN

Located in Los Angeles, CA

“remember that you must die.” In medieval Christian philosophy and art, memento mori objects served as

Category

2010s Indian Victorian Signet Rings

Materials

Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass

Star Choker Necklace Black Onyx
Star Choker Necklace Black Onyx

Star Choker Necklace Black Onyx

By J DAUPHIN

Located in Los Angeles, CA

, divine light, and the human journey toward awareness. In memento mori art, the eight-pointed star serves

Category

2010s Indian Contemporary Chain Necklaces

Materials

Onyx, Gold Plate, 14k Gold, Brass

Memento Mori Bronze Vulture and Skull Sculpture by Bohuslav Schnirch
Memento Mori Bronze Vulture and Skull Sculpture by Bohuslav Schnirch

Memento Mori Bronze Vulture and Skull Sculpture by Bohuslav Schnirch

By K.K. Kunst-Erzgiesserei Wien

Located in Newark, England

theme of Memento Mori, a visual reminder of mortality that was common in 19th century European art. The

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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You are likely to find exactly the piece of memento mori art you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. There are many Contemporary, Abstract and Street Art versions of these works for sale. Making the right choice when shopping for an item from our selection of memento mori art 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. If you’re looking to add a choice in our collection of memento mori art to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of gray, black, beige, blue and more. Finding an appealing object in our assortment of memento mori art — no matter the origin — is easy, but Melanie Sherman, Lisa Toboz, Takashi Murakami, Alain BELLINO and Kiva Ford each produced popular versions that are worth a look. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in archival paper, paper and ink.

How Much is a Memento Mori Art?

A piece of memento mori art can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $950, while the lowest priced sells for $225 and the highest can go for as much as $22,031.
Questions About Memento Mori Art
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    Memento 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Memento 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.