Skull Art

Jean-Michel Basquiat’s dramatic life and iconic paintings—which variously feature obsessive scribbling, enigmatic symbols and diagrams, and iconography including skulls, masks, and t...

Iconic elements such as skulls or smiley flowers combined with golden backgrounds blend the traditional Edo art painting with modern Pop art.

In 2007, Hirst unveiled *For the Love of God*, a platinum cast of a human skull covered with 8,601 diamonds. In 1995, Hirst was awarded the prestigious **Turner Prize**.

Photo booth strips became source material for Warhol’s paintings of the late 1960s and early 1970s, including iconic works such as the paintings of Edith Skull and Holly Solomon. ...

‘Eternal Sleep’ presents a human skull, symbolizing the unyielding passage of time and the inevitability of mortality.

Technique: Every piece of the artwork is handmade with polyurethane resin - mixed media mosaic  Edition: limited edition of 10 copies Certificate: of authenticity provided Size: 6...

The Goddess holds a deer skull before her face, while the sunset visible through the window behind her forms a natural halo.

This beautiful original print represents a skeletal demon looking at a skull like in a Hamletic pose. Signed and dated "1966" on plate on the lower right margin.

Photo booth strips became source material for Warhol’s paintings of the late 1960s and early 1970s, including iconic works such as the paintings of Edith Skull and Holly Solomon. ...

Going to an old man for advice, he was taken to the outskirts of the village to an old buffalo-skull, commanded to strip, smear his body with white clay, and sit in front of the skull.

The master used to introduce religious figures into his fascinating landscapes: in this case, the protagonist of the work is a seductive Saint Mary Magdalene, semi-naked to recall he...

Excellent quality and condition devotional scene with infants bathing behind the crucifix and the skull (Memento Mori) at the base. Presented in an antique gilt and ebony frame.

His audacious work often blurs the boundaries between art and commerce, exemplified by the 2007 piece "For the Love of God," a platinum skull adorned with diamonds. Throughout his c...

Steven gives us his vision of the human skull adorned with his signature leaves.

Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933–1993) Title: Stargazer Lily '86 Year: 1986 Medium: Pastel on handmade paper Size: 24 x 23 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed, dated by the a...

Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933–1993) Title: Noelle and Larry '77 Year: 1977 Medium: Graphite on velin paper Size: 43.75 x 29.75 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed, dated b...

Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933–1993) Title: Niagara Falls '90 Year: 1990 Medium: Graphite on velin paper Size: 50.25 x 36.5 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed, dated by th...

Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933–1993) Title: Owl with Jewels '85 Year: 1985 Medium: Oil on linen Size: 20 x 20 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed, dated, and titled by the ...

Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933–1993) Title: Man with Calla Lilies '90 Year: 1990 Medium: Pastel on museum board Size: 37.25 x 17.5 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed, date...

Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933–1993) Title: Green Apple '82 Year: 1982 Medium: Oil on linen Size: 18 x 18 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed, dated, and titled by the arti...

Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933–1993) Title: Quiet Dream '84 Year: 1984 Medium: Oil on linen Size: 18 x 18 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed, dated, and titled by the arti...

Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933–1993) Title: Frosted Mountain '82 Year: 1982 Medium: Oil on linen Size: 78 x 104 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed, dated, and titled by th...

Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933–1993) Title: Six Robes '74 Year: 1974 Medium: Oil on linen Size: 75 × 117 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed, dated, and titled by the artis...

Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933–1993) Title: Studio Sheet with Red Chair '79 Year: 1979 Medium: Oil on linen Size: 78 × 114 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed, dated, and t...

Bronze sculpture from a limited edition of 5, combining a human skull with iconic mouse ears in a striking meditation on ego, identity and contemporary culture.

A brown habit with characteristic hood, rosary beads held aloft in one hand, and a hand pressed to his chest in a gesture of devotion. A skull in the lower left serves as a standard ...

I only made ten prints of the gas pump skull in 1990, so I decided I should make a new version of the image as a painting for my Paris art show, and an edition of prints accessible t...

Based on the authentic form of a deer skull, the work becomes a contemporary totem — a symbol of renewal, instinct, and the eternal cycle of life.

His gaze is directed heavenward in rapturous ecstasy whilst holding a small crucifix. A skull is visible in the upper left, a common vanitas element in Franciscan imagery.

The work is exceptionally detailed, with attention paid especially to the shadows of the skull and the folds of fabric in the honours' cap.

MM often uses a mixture of sinister and beautiful images, for example, his “Lepidopterror” collection mixed beautiful butterflies with skulls and deadly weapons. A member of the h...

MM often uses a mixture of sinister and beautiful images, for example, his “Lepidopterror” collection mixed beautiful butterflies with skulls and deadly weapons. A member of the h...

Jean-Michel Basquiat’s dramatic life and iconic paintings—which variously feature obsessive scribbling, enigmatic symbols and diagrams, and iconography including skulls, masks, and t...

Series including Mao, Ladies and Gentlemen, Skulls, Oxidation, and many others, culminating in his Last Supper paintings, which were shown in Milan in early 1987.

The composition is sometimes accompanied by a vase or a skull, and often enlivened by various insects and animals, here a few tiny ants and a snail.

Hirst is well recognized for his spot paintings, medicine cabinet motifs, brightly colored spin paintings, kaleidoscopic butterflies, large-scale sculptural installations and diamond...

Hirst is well recognized for his spot paintings, medicine cabinet motifs, brightly colored spin paintings, kaleidoscopic butterflies, large-scale sculptural installations and diamond...

Murakami's Flowers and Skulls series may seem very similar but they are never the same; they are all about the idea of change and evolution.

Murakami's Flowers and Skulls series may seem very similar but they are never the same; they are all about the idea of change and evolution.

From every angle the musculature reads as latent energy, the planes of the skull elongated to imply aerodynamic grace. The eyes, recessed and polished, reflect a cool intelligence th...

The saint is portrayed clutching a crucifix and devotional vessel to his chest while gazing heavenward in mystical reflection. Beside him, a skull and open book rest upon a richly dr...

He dismantles traditional symbols—grenades, skulls, and Biblical treasures—reframing them through lavish, Baroque style.

Depicted standing and shown frontally, the skeletal figure is largely concealed by a long, cinctured monastic habit. The hooded skull is inclined slightly to one side, and the figure...

LOWELL BLAIR NESBITT (1933–1993) was an American painter whose radical rethinking of realism, monumental sense of scale, and uncompromising engagement with modern subject matter posi...

LOWELL BLAIR NESBITT (1933–1993) was an American painter whose radical rethinking of realism, monumental sense of scale, and uncompromising engagement with modern subject matter posi...

Steven gives us his vision of the human skull adorned with his signature leaves.

He explores themes of life, death and religion, and has created thought provoking artworks including various animals in formaldehyde and For The Love Of God, a diamond encrusted huma...

This painting, titled Memento Mori is an ode to vintage skull portraits. Framed in vintage gold frame, wired and ready to hang, 10.5 in. wide x 12 in. high

Hirst is well recognized for his spot paintings, medicine cabinet motifs, brightly colored spin paintings, kaleidoscopic butterflies, large-scale sculptural installations and diamond...

Hirst is well recognized for his spot paintings, medicine cabinet motifs, brightly colored spin paintings, kaleidoscopic butterflies, large-scale sculptural installations and diamond...

Hirst is well recognized for his spot paintings, medicine cabinet motifs, brightly colored spin paintings, kaleidoscopic butterflies, large-scale sculptural installations and diamond...

The figures are carefully labeled to identify major skeletal structures, including the skull, ribcage, spine, pelvis, and limbs. Drawn by Jacques de Sève and engraved in fine, preci...

Ellis says “My childhood in Norfolk, watching and rescuing birds and animals, collecting bones and digging up skulls, led to a continued fascination with the fragile and fleeting nat...

He explores themes of life, death and religion, and has created thought provoking artworks including various animals in formaldehyde and For The Love Of God, a diamond encrusted huma...

The scene is constructed with refined sensitivity to light, in a harmonious dialogue between the earthly dimension, highlighted by the skull and cross, and the celestial dimension, r...

This work is pretty peculiar since Takashi Murakami rarely separates colours in such a clear way when he depicts his skulls's sets. According to the artist, the skulls always come in...

The image presents a surreal, theatrical encounter between a skeletal or skull-like figure—evoking the ghost of Lorenzo—and a central seated female form, rendered in Stanshall’s char...

The Mask looks like a skull adorned with colorful flowers. The Beads shine bright in front of the dark background creating an optical illusion with the models body barely visible.

It contains none of the traditional emblems of the genre—skull, extinguished candle, or hourglass—but the fragile body caught within an impersonal geometry performs a comparable func...

In Mighty Jaxx's latest joint effort with Staple Design, English lends them a touch of his signature skull grin on The Pigeon that symbolizes the grit and perseverance of New Yorkers...