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McYummy - Original Street Art Food Skeleton Painting
McYummy - Original Street Art Food Skeleton Painting

McYummy - Original Street Art Food Skeleton Painting

By Gary John

Located in Los Angeles, CA

day to do all the painting I want to do. I’m consumed with it.” Exhibitions 2021 AAF New York

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Kill LA King - Original Pop Art Figurative Skeleton Painting by Gary John
Kill LA King - Original Pop Art Figurative Skeleton Painting by Gary John

Kill LA King - Original Pop Art Figurative Skeleton Painting by Gary John

By Gary John

Located in Los Angeles, CA

to do all the painting I want to do. I’m consumed with it.” Key Features: > Pop-Urban Aesthetic

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Illustration Board

Skeleton Key
Skeleton Key

Aaron SheppardSkeleton Key

$5,000

H 56 in W 38 in D 6 in

Skeleton Key

Located in West Hollywood, CA

, death, and sexuality. A skeleton, arm thrust outward and ribs exposed, symbolizes a visceral emergence

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic

"Damien Hirst skeleton"
"Damien Hirst skeleton"

Kyrylo Bondarenko"Damien Hirst skeleton", 2023

$600

H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 0.04 in

"Damien Hirst skeleton"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

A series of paintings created during my studies at the Academy. A second life for academicism

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Nude Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

"Damien Hirst skeleton"
"Damien Hirst skeleton"

Kyrylo Bondarenko"Damien Hirst skeleton", 2025

$800

H 11.82 in W 15.75 in D 0.04 in

"Damien Hirst skeleton"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

winter of -30 degrees, buy food and paints for paintings!!!!! Yayoi Kusama, anatomy, skeleton, leg

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Nude Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Skeleton Tree: Oil Painting on Linen, Contemporary, 2010s, Unframed
Skeleton Tree: Oil Painting on Linen, Contemporary, 2010s, Unframed

Skeleton Tree: Oil Painting on Linen, Contemporary, 2010s, Unframed

Located in BARCELONA, ES

The work fuses nature with abstraction through a vibrant palette of yellow, green and brown colors. Featuring a skeletal tree, yellow tones illuminate the scene, while greens bring a...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

K31 Old Japanese Painting Art, Skeleton Playing the Shamisen, Framed
K31 Old Japanese Painting Art, Skeleton Playing the Shamisen, Framed

K31 Old Japanese Painting Art, Skeleton Playing the Shamisen, Framed

Located in Niiza, JP

5-10mm plywood): 10cm x 50cm x 115cm, 8kg Skeleton Playing the Shamisen, Japanese Painting, Framed

Category

20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Acrylic, Wood, Paper

Skeletons in Armour

Skeletons in Armour

By Fortunino Matania

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Left Unused illustration for the story "Skeletons in Armour" as titled on verso, likely published in

Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Board, Pencil

Dark Skeleton and Armed Soldiers French Impressionist Sketch
Dark Skeleton and Armed Soldiers French Impressionist Sketch

Dark Skeleton and Armed Soldiers French Impressionist Sketch

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

vintage art work. A beautiful and original painting from France with a fascinating history. The

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Jesús Chucho Reyes Ferreira, Blue Skeleton, Anilines on China Paper
Jesús Chucho Reyes Ferreira, Blue Skeleton, Anilines on China Paper

Jesús Chucho Reyes Ferreira, Blue Skeleton, Anilines on China Paper

By "Jesus ""Chucho"" Reyes Ferriera"

Located in Mexico City, MX

Jesús Reyes Ferreira is a fundamental character for Mexican art. Prolific artist reluctant to conventional forms and media, Chucho Reyes developed an unique intuition and style inspi...

Category

20th Century Mexican Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Anatomical drawing of a skeleton, made in pencil and ink, Italy 1890.
Anatomical drawing of a skeleton, made in pencil and ink, Italy 1890.

Anatomical drawing of a skeleton, made in pencil and ink, Italy 1890.

Located in Milan, IT

A painting containing an ancient anatomical pencil and ink drawing of a skeleton, created for the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Iron

"14th Century Romanian Peasant" skeleton, garlic cloves, lavender, illustration
"14th Century Romanian Peasant" skeleton, garlic cloves, lavender, illustration

"14th Century Romanian Peasant" skeleton, garlic cloves, lavender, illustration

By Kate Glasheen

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "14th Century Romanian Peasant" is an original artwork made from micron pen on bristol board by Kate Glasheen. This piece is shipped in the pictured black frame and...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Ink, Board, Pen

French School of 18th Century - Study Of A Foot Skeleton
French School of 18th Century - Study Of A Foot Skeleton

French School of 18th Century - Study Of A Foot Skeleton

Located in PARIS, FR

French School, 18th century Study of foot skeleton Beautiful study in the period's frame

Category

18th Century Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk

Plant skeleton, water organs of water and tattoo ink, deep landscape
Plant skeleton, water organs of water and tattoo ink, deep landscape

Plant skeleton, water organs of water and tattoo ink, deep landscape

Located in Carballo, ES

Green Minimal Painting is an original artwork realized by TUSET in 2020. We can frame it in

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Handmade Paper

Skeleton Pirate - Original Gary John Pop Acrylic Painting on Newspaper
Skeleton Pirate - Original Gary John Pop Acrylic Painting on Newspaper

Skeleton Pirate - Original Gary John Pop Acrylic Painting on Newspaper

By Gary John

Located in Los Angeles, CA

day to do all the painting I want to do. I’m consumed with it.” REPRESENTATION Artspace Warehouse

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, 16th Century, Oil on Canvas
Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, 16th Century, Oil on Canvas

Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, 16th Century, Oil on Canvas

Located in North Miami, FL

the other a mirror. The devil is beneath her at her feet along with a skeleton. The painting has been

Category

Antique 16th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Colima Steel and Upholstery Sofa
Colima Steel and Upholstery Sofa

Colima Steel and Upholstery Sofa

$6,990 / item

H 28.35 in W 86.62 in D 35.04 in

Colima Steel and Upholstery Sofa

By Casa Quieta

Located in Mexico City, MX

skeleton with electrostatic painting and twisted paper cord fabric that adds comfort, warmth and tradition

Category

2010s Mexican Modern Sofas

Materials

Steel

Jean-Michel Basquiat: 1981. The Studio of the Street (exhibition catalog)
Jean-Michel Basquiat: 1981. The Studio of the Street (exhibition catalog)

Jean-Michel Basquiat: 1981. The Studio of the Street (exhibition catalog)

By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat

Located in Brooklyn, NY

, paring down meaning to text and image, and uncovering the skeleton of painting by insistently bringing

Category

Vintage 1980s Books

Materials

Paper

Recent Sales

Man and Skeleton
Man and Skeleton

Brandon JonesMan and Skeleton, 2023

Unavailable

H 53 in W 32.5 in

Man and Skeleton

Located in Nashville, TN

Man and Skeleton portrays a cowboy and a skeleton standing next to each other while smoking a

Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Excavation, figurative oil painting containing a human skeleton
Excavation, figurative oil painting containing a human skeleton

Excavation, figurative oil painting containing a human skeleton

By Michael Hafftka

Located in Adelaide, AU

, part skeleton figure set in an black and white abstracted landscape. Stripes of yellow can be seen

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Still Life of Coral Skeletons

Still Life of Coral Skeletons

By Katy Richards

Located in Cleveland, OH

bold colors to more of a flesh tone themed pallet. Katy's new paintings are a careful balance between

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paint, Oil, Canvas

Skeleton - La decadencia del verde

Skeleton - La decadencia del verde

By Cristina Camacho

Located in New York, NY

dissected canvas

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Color Pencil

Rare Japanese painting, Skeletons Studying, Shaku Kaiyin, Japan Meiji Period
Rare Japanese painting, Skeletons Studying, Shaku Kaiyin, Japan Meiji Period

Rare Japanese painting, Skeletons Studying, Shaku Kaiyin, Japan Meiji Period

Located in PARIS, FR

Skeletons Studying, Shaku Kaiyin, Japan Meiji Period This ink-on-paper painting, mounted as a

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Wunderkammer,  The Dance of the Skeletons, by Tanomura Chokunyu (1814-1909)
Wunderkammer,  The Dance of the Skeletons, by Tanomura Chokunyu (1814-1909)

Wunderkammer, The Dance of the Skeletons, by Tanomura Chokunyu (1814-1909)

Located in PARIS, FR

The Dance of the Skeletons, by Tanomura Chokunyu (1814-1909) This Japanese ink and pigment painting

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Paintings

Materials

Paper

Cry baby in a skeleton costume
Cry baby in a skeleton costume

Cry baby in a skeleton costume

Located in London, GB

Battye's two-headed, multiply-limbed and intriguing amorphous caricatures are witty and ironic, powerful and playful whilst often frightening. We see a riot of colour and charge in i...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Bart Kok, Untitled (Man in a forrest with a skeleton)
Bart Kok, Untitled (Man in a forrest with a skeleton)

Bart Kok, Untitled (Man in a forrest with a skeleton)

By Bart Kok

Located in Amsterdam, NL

skeleton behind him. The works of Bart Kok are based on the belief that the concept of painting should

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

17th Century Pair of Big Dutch Vanitas Paintings

17th Century Pair of Big Dutch Vanitas Paintings

Unavailable

H 74.81 in W 49.22 in

17th Century Pair of Big Dutch Vanitas Paintings

Located in Lisbon, PT

17th century pair of Dutch vanitas paintings. Both with skeletons holding an hourglass and

Category

Antique 17th Century Dutch Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Opposites Attract
Opposites Attract

Letizia KutscherOpposites Attract, 2022

Unavailable

H 36 in W 24 in

Opposites Attract

Located in New York, NY

Oil painting by Letizia Kutscher. This painting is part of a series of bone still-life paintings

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Big Poppa
Big Poppa

Tom EverhartBig Poppa

Unavailable

H 30 in W 44 in

Big Poppa

By Tom Everhart

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

studies for his large-scale skeleton / nature related paintings; he blew up some of the cartoonist’s

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Giclée

Reaching For the Stars

Reaching For the Stars

By Tom Everhart

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

would the drawings and studies for his large-scale skeleton / nature related paintings; he blew up some

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Salmon Breath
Salmon Breath

Tom EverhartSalmon Breath, 2019

Unavailable

H 39.5 in W 58 in

Salmon Breath

By Tom Everhart

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

de l’Orangerie, in Paris. He taught Life Drawing and Painting, briefly from 1979 to 1980, at Antioch

Category

2010s Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Pair of Large Skeleton Paintings on Metal
Pair of Large Skeleton Paintings on Metal

Pair of Large Skeleton Paintings on Metal

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H 79 in W 39.5 in D 0.07 in

Pair of Large Skeleton Paintings on Metal

Located in Round Top, TX

A terrific pair of large skeleton paintings on metal. These praying skeletons are inspired from

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Paintings

Materials

Metal

Thomas Wylde Top Black White Skeletons Red Hearts Silk S
Thomas Wylde Top Black White Skeletons Red Hearts Silk S

Thomas Wylde Top Black White Skeletons Red Hearts Silk S

Located in Miami, FL

Guaranteed authentic Thoms Wylde black tunic silk top with winter white skeletons painting red

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2010s American Blouses

Jazz Skeleton
Jazz Skeleton

Gary JohnJazz Skeleton, 2014

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H 14 in W 11 in

Jazz Skeleton

By Gary John

Located in Los Angeles, CA

is my passion. There is not enough time in the day to do all the painting I want to do. I’m consumed

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic Polymer

The Skeleton Crew

Glynne JamesThe Skeleton Crew, 2017

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H 60.04 in W 15.16 in

The Skeleton Crew

By Glynne James

Located in London, GB

painting approaches the landscape in terms of its changes, not as individual paintings but upon the same

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Bird Skeleton in Box" Realism Oil Painting
"Bird Skeleton in Box" Realism Oil Painting

"Bird Skeleton in Box" Realism Oil Painting

By Zane York

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Zane York deftly walks the line between playfulness and profundity. Drawing inspiration from the inherent strangeness of the natural world, York imbues quotidian scenes with subtle e...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Spectacular and Rare Pair of Watercolor Paintings Representing a Skeleton
Spectacular and Rare Pair of Watercolor Paintings Representing a Skeleton

Spectacular and Rare Pair of Watercolor Paintings Representing a Skeleton

Located in Antwerp, BE

A spectacular and rare pair of watercolor on cardboard paintings representing a human skeleton from

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Greek Revival Paintings

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Paper

Surrealist "Skeleton" Watercolor by Parker Panttila
Surrealist "Skeleton" Watercolor by Parker Panttila

Surrealist "Skeleton" Watercolor by Parker Panttila

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Parker Panttila (Brooklyn, New York 1924-2002) watercolor. Surrealist in style, incorporating both macabre and comedic sensibilities. Along with being a proficient artist in many m...

Category

Vintage 1950s North American Paintings

Materials

Paint

Skeleton Moon - Contemporary British Landscape: Oil on Canvas
Skeleton Moon - Contemporary British Landscape: Oil on Canvas

Skeleton Moon - Contemporary British Landscape: Oil on Canvas

By Glynne James

Located in London, GB

autumnal sunrise, all in one cohesive painting. Whether muted and subtle, or brazen and bold, Glynne’s use

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tempera Drawing on Paper Depicting a Skeleton, France, 1890
Tempera Drawing on Paper Depicting a Skeleton, France, 1890

Tempera Drawing on Paper Depicting a Skeleton, France, 1890

Located in Milan, IT

Tempera drawing on paper, mounted on canvas, depicting a Memento Mori, a skeleton holding a blue

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paper

Vintage Monumental Original Signed Oil on Canvas of Dance of the Dead Skeletons
Vintage Monumental Original Signed Oil on Canvas of Dance of the Dead Skeletons

Vintage Monumental Original Signed Oil on Canvas of Dance of the Dead Skeletons

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A fantastic monumental original signed oil painting. An impressive work by the Spanish artist Juan

Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

"Typhoid Mary, Full of Grace", Ink on Paper Drawing, Black and White, Skeleton
"Typhoid Mary, Full of Grace", Ink on Paper Drawing, Black and White, Skeleton

"Typhoid Mary, Full of Grace", Ink on Paper Drawing, Black and White, Skeleton

By Kate Glasheen

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This black and white drawing titled "Typhoid Mary, Full of Grace" is an original artwork by Kate Glasheen made of ink on paper. This piece measures 13.25"h x 13.25"w framed. Please ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Paper, Ink

Surrealist Still Life with Skeletal Bust
Surrealist Still Life with Skeletal Bust

Surrealist Still Life with Skeletal Bust

Located in Houston, TX

Surrealist style still life painting with a skeleton bust and various forms. Jenaro Goode is a

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

California School Teacher
California School Teacher

California School Teacher

By Elias Telles

Located in Wellesley, MA

paintings. Soldiers, skeletons and honky-tonk men populate his paintings as do cultural and historical

Category

2010s Outsider Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Mixed Media

Pink Skeleton
Pink Skeleton

Gary JohnPink Skeleton, 2015

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H 14 in W 11 in

Pink Skeleton

By Gary John

Located in Los Angeles, CA

the painting I want to do. I’m consumed with it.” Exhibitions 2015 Art Hamptons, NY 2015

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Newsprint

Skeleton Dance
Skeleton Dance

Skeleton Dance

By Gary John

Located in Los Angeles, CA

art as an escape. Art is my passion. There is not enough time in the day to do all the painting I want

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Skeletons

Aaron BohrodSkeletons, c. 1950

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H 11 in W 8.375 in

Skeletons

By Aaron Bohrod

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Initialed in red ink: "AB" Provenance: Warren Shaull, DOdge City, KA Bibliography: Edwin E. Elliott and Howard E. Wooden, Aaron Bohrod: Figure Sketches (Dodge City, KA: Gall and...

Category

1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Paper

Skeleton in the Closet

Skeleton in the Closet

By Shawn Sullivan

Located in Denver, CO

Bird with cinder block. Painted in trompe-l'œil style and sold unframed.

Category

2010s Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

17th Century Italian Oil Painting
17th Century Italian Oil Painting

17th Century Italian Oil Painting

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H 55.63 in W 28.38 in D 1.25 in

17th Century Italian Oil Painting

Located in Round Top, TX

An intriguing Italian 17th century oil on canvas painting. A skeleton with a cornucopia of gold

Category

Antique 17th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Skeleton Key - Original Street Art Painting by Gary John
Skeleton Key - Original Street Art Painting by Gary John

Skeleton Key - Original Street Art Painting by Gary John

By Gary John

Located in Los Angeles, CA

day to do all the painting I want to do. I’m consumed with it.” Artspace Warehouse has been

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Skeleton - Vessel

Skeleton - Vessel

By Cristina Camacho

Located in New York, NY

With her painting and cutting, she introduces us in a canvas that stops being a canvas to become

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Pencil

Skeleton - Morphing Araceace

Skeleton - Morphing Araceace

By Cristina Camacho

Located in New York, NY

With her painting and cutting, she introduces us in a canvas that stops being a canvas to become

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Color Pencil

Skeleton - Feeling Purple

Skeleton - Feeling Purple

By Cristina Camacho

Located in New York, NY

With her painting and cutting, she introduces us in a canvas that stops being a canvas to become

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Color Pencil

Skeleton - Woven March

Skeleton - Woven March

By Cristina Camacho

Located in New York, NY

With her painting and cutting, she introduces us in a canvas that stops being a canvas to become

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Pencil

Skeleton - Morning Anxiety

Skeleton - Morning Anxiety

By Cristina Camacho

Located in New York, NY

dissected canvas

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Color Pencil

Rare 19th Century Mexican Anatomical Painting of a Skeleton
Rare 19th Century Mexican Anatomical Painting of a Skeleton

Rare 19th Century Mexican Anatomical Painting of a Skeleton

Located in San Francisco, CA

Richly detailed medical school anatomy chart depicting an animated skeleton standing in a verdant

Category

Antique 19th Century Mexican Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Large Early 20thC Italian Oil on Canvas Memento Mori Painting of a Skeleton
Large Early 20thC Italian Oil on Canvas Memento Mori Painting of a Skeleton

Large Early 20thC Italian Oil on Canvas Memento Mori Painting of a Skeleton

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

The dramatic and large oil on canvas painting depicting a full skeleton resting upon a monument

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

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Skeleton Painting For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact skeleton painting you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. You can easily find an example made in the street art style, while we also have 7 street art versions to choose from as well. If you’re looking for a skeleton painting from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a skeleton painting 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, orange and more. Creating a skeleton painting has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Tom Everhart, Elias Telles, Gary John, Cristina Camacho and Jack Graves III are consistently popular. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, acrylic paint and synthetic resin paint.

How Much is a Skeleton Painting?

The average selling price for a skeleton painting we offer is $2,846, while they’re typically $97 on the low end and $131,820 for the highest priced.