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Vanitas Skull

Abstracted Vanitas with Goldfish and Skull
Abstracted Vanitas with Goldfish and Skull

Michael PaukerAbstracted Vanitas with Goldfish and Skull, circa 2010

$4,800Sale Price|20% Off

H 67 in W 47 in D 1.75 in

Abstracted Vanitas with Goldfish and Skull

By Michael Pauker

Located in Soquel, CA

Robert Azensky Fine Art is proud to offer this large-scale abstracted vanitas with goldfish, table

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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Oil, Stretcher Bars

1940's Vanitas Noire Overdyed Skull Rug with NeuroLux Style
1940's Vanitas Noire Overdyed Skull Rug with NeuroLux Style

1940's Vanitas Noire Overdyed Skull Rug with NeuroLux Style

By Wunderkammer Studio, Alexander McQueen

Located in Dallas, TX

80275 Rare Vintage Overdyed Skull Rug Inspired by Alexander McQueen 09'08 x 13'01. Unapologetically

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Mid-20th Century Persian Gothic Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

19th Century Vanitas Memento Mori Skull on Diamond Gold Oversize Ring
19th Century Vanitas Memento Mori Skull on Diamond Gold Oversize Ring

19th Century Vanitas Memento Mori Skull on Diamond Gold Oversize Ring

Located in Geneva, CH

The skull is antique circa 19th Century incredibly enameled on gold. The eyes are diamond rose cut

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Antique Mid-19th Century Unknown Gothic Revival Fashion Rings

Materials

Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

18th Century Oil on Canvas Heraldic Funerary Hatchment Painting
18th Century Oil on Canvas Heraldic Funerary Hatchment Painting

18th Century Oil on Canvas Heraldic Funerary Hatchment Painting

Located in London, GB

Skull Painting, Vanitas Painting. A large high quality 18th Century Oil on Canvas Heraldic Funerary

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Antique Mid-18th Century British Gothic Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Oil painting on iron plate depicting a Vanitas, Italy late 17th century.
Oil painting on iron plate depicting a Vanitas, Italy late 17th century.

Oil painting on iron plate depicting a Vanitas, Italy late 17th century.

Located in Milan, IT

Oil painting on iron plate, depicting a Vanitas with skull and fruit. Octagonal frame in

Category

Antique Late 17th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Iron

Memento Mori Late 17th Century Faux White Marble Child Skull Figure Sculpture
Memento Mori Late 17th Century Faux White Marble Child Skull Figure Sculpture

Memento Mori Late 17th Century Faux White Marble Child Skull Figure Sculpture

Located in Brescia, IT

leaf decoration. The title is Vanitas and the skull has the meaning of the passage of the time. The

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Antique Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta, Giltwood

Georges Braque (French, 1882-1963) - Nature Morte au Pot
Georges Braque (French, 1882-1963) - Nature Morte au Pot

Georges Braque (French, 1882-1963) - Nature Morte au Pot

By Georges Braque

Located in Dallas, TX

period also feature the vanitas element of a human skull. Notwithstanding technical, stylistic, and

Category

Vintage 1950s French Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Paint

Death and Life / - United in Laughter -
Death and Life / - United in Laughter -

Death and Life / - United in Laughter -

By Hans Frank

Located in Berlin, DE

- Here, Hans Frank refers to the skull as a vanitas motif. In Renaissance and Baroque portraits, this

Category

1910s Jugendstil Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper

17th Century, Italian Painting Saint Jerome Hears the Trumpet of Judgment
17th Century, Italian Painting Saint Jerome Hears the Trumpet of Judgment

17th Century, Italian Painting Saint Jerome Hears the Trumpet of Judgment

Located in IT

the Vulgate. The skull symbolizes Vanitas, the transience of human life, and contemplation of death

Category

Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Paintings

Materials

Canvas

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Totenkopf (Skull)

Fritz AignerTotenkopf (Skull), 1955

Unavailable

H 14.57 in W 21.46 in D 0.04 in

Totenkopf (Skull)

By Fritz Aigner

Located in Wien, AT

This black and white vanitas stilllife of a skull on a piece of paper is one of the artists early

Category

1950s Surrealist Still-life Prints

Materials

Copper

Memento Mori

Nicholas & Sheila PyeMemento Mori, 2008

Unavailable

H 44 in W 60 in D 1 in

Memento Mori

By Nicholas & Sheila Pye

Located in Bethesda, MD

the vanitas painting genre, such as skulls, ivy, rotting fruit, and books. For the Pyes, this work

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment, Photographic Paper

Early 19th Century French School Vanitas Still Life Oil Painting on Canvas
Early 19th Century French School Vanitas Still Life Oil Painting on Canvas

Early 19th Century French School Vanitas Still Life Oil Painting on Canvas

Located in London, GB

Antique Vanitas Oil Painting, Antique Memento Mori Oil Painting, Antique Skull Oil Painting, Gothic

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Antique Early 19th Century French Gothic Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Hamlett Skull on Stand – Memento Mori and Vanitas
Hamlett Skull on Stand – Memento Mori and Vanitas

Hamlett Skull on Stand – Memento Mori and Vanitas

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Add a philosophical and artistic touch to your décor with this Hamlett skull on a stand. Inspired

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Antique 17th Century English Gothic Taxidermy

Materials

Resin, Wood

Baroque Vanitas or Memento Mori of a Skull, Bone, 17th Century
Baroque Vanitas or Memento Mori of a Skull, Bone, 17th Century

Baroque Vanitas or Memento Mori of a Skull, Bone, 17th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Vanitas or Memento Mori skull. Carved bone. 17th century. Small human skull made of bone carved in

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Antique 17th Century European Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Bone

Special Ceramic Sculpture Vanitas
Special Ceramic Sculpture Vanitas

Special Ceramic Sculpture Vanitas

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H 10.24 in W 11.82 in D 5.91 in

Special Ceramic Sculpture Vanitas

Located in Vlimmeren, BE

. It is made in the manner of Arte Povera and inspired by the old theme Vanitas. The ceramic ‘skull

Category

Vintage 1970s Belgian Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

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The Sincerity of Death and Roses

The Sincerity of Death and Roses

By Michael Pajon

Located in New Orleans, LA

meaninglessness of earthly life and the transient nature of vanity. Common Vanitas symbols include skulls, which

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

In Voluptate Mors, Salvador Dali's portrait, 1951
In Voluptate Mors, Salvador Dali's portrait, 1951

In Voluptate Mors, Salvador Dali's portrait, 1951

By Philippe Halsman

Located in PARIS, FR

as a modern variant on the Vanitas theme symbolized by skulls in ancient painting.

Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Vanitas Still Life with a Skull Watercolor Central European School
Vanitas Still Life with a Skull Watercolor Central European School

Vanitas Still Life with a Skull Watercolor Central European School

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

Central European School early 20th century. A Vanitas still life with a skull, watercolor on

Category

Early 20th Century European Other Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

Mid-19th Century Vanitas Academic Life Study Male Nude Carrying A Skull
Mid-19th Century Vanitas Academic Life Study Male Nude Carrying A Skull

Mid-19th Century Vanitas Academic Life Study Male Nude Carrying A Skull

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

Alb. Muller. German Mid 19th Century. Vanitas - Academic Life Study Of A Male Nude Carrying A Skull

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Mid-19th Century Academic Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, Paper

Dutch Shool, Vanitas Scene with Cherub Leaning on a Skull, Oil on Canvas
Dutch Shool, Vanitas Scene with Cherub Leaning on a Skull, Oil on Canvas

Dutch Shool, Vanitas Scene with Cherub Leaning on a Skull, Oil on Canvas

Located in Leuven , BE

Cherub where, as in the present work, the naked child is combined with a vanitas still life.

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Antique 18th Century Dutch Paintings

Materials

Canvas

A Vanitas still life
A Vanitas still life

A Vanitas still life

By Evert Collier

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

Attributed to Evert Collier (1642-1708) A vanitas still life Oil on canvas Canvas Size 30 x 25 in

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17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Sculpture Depicting a Vanitas, Italy 1600
Sculpture Depicting a Vanitas, Italy 1600

Sculpture Depicting a Vanitas, Italy 1600

Located in Milan, IT

A wooden sculpture of a skull, depicting a Vanitas. Made to hang on a votive chapel. Italy, early

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Antique 17th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Fruitwood

Bronze Skull Sculpture
Bronze Skull Sculpture

Bronze Skull Sculpture

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H 5.52 in W 5.12 in D 7.88 in

Bronze Skull Sculpture

Located in Vlimmeren, BE

& Mandible in New York. The skull refers to Vanitas and Memento Mori. It reminds people of there mortality

Category

1990s American Other Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Cast of a Human Skull
Bronze Cast of a Human Skull

Bronze Cast of a Human Skull

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H 5.52 in W 8.27 in D 5.52 in

Bronze Cast of a Human Skull

Located in Haarlem, NL

jaws. This skull vanity (or vanitas) could be seen as a 'memento mori' to remind people of their

Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Life Cast Bronze Model/Sculpture of a Human Skull
Life Cast Bronze Model/Sculpture of a Human Skull

Life Cast Bronze Model/Sculpture of a Human Skull

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

. This skull vanity (or vanitas) is a representative scientific model or a 'memento mori' , which was

Category

20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Vanitas painting: priest with skull and book
Vanitas painting: priest with skull and book

Vanitas painting: priest with skull and book

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Impressive small vanitas painting, Dutch, 18th century, gold leaf frame

Category

Dutch Paintings

Materials

Panel

"Vanitas" Sculpture, Original Paint, Italy circa 1740
"Vanitas" Sculpture, Original Paint, Italy circa 1740

"Vanitas" Sculpture, Original Paint, Italy circa 1740

Located in Houston, TX

A massive hand-carved and painted wooden section from an altarpiece depicting the "Vanitas" symbol

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Sculptures

Materials

Wood

MIXED  - PAPERWEIGHTS
MIXED  - PAPERWEIGHTS

MIXED - PAPERWEIGHTS

By Magnus Gjoen

Located in London, GB

, where he expertly manages the balance between old and contemporary. From Gjoen's ever popular Skull

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures

Materials

Glass

MIXED - paperweights
MIXED - paperweights

MIXED - paperweights

By Magnus Gjoen

Located in London, GB

, where he expertly manages the balance between old and contemporary. From Gjoen's ever popular Skull

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19th Century Painting Depicting Magdalene
19th Century Painting Depicting Magdalene

19th Century Painting Depicting Magdalene

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H 66.93 in W 55.12 in D 3.94 in

19th Century Painting Depicting Magdalene

Located in Badia Polesine, RO

hair. The skull (vanitas), crucifix and ointment, typical symbols of the iconography of the Penitent

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Antique 1830s Italian Baroque Paintings

Materials

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Mixed-Paperweights
Mixed-Paperweights

Mixed-Paperweights

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H 1.19 in W 2.37 in D 0.04 in

Mixed-Paperweights

By Magnus Gjoen

Located in Notting Hill, London

, where he expertly manages the balance between old and contemporary. From Gjoen's ever popular Skull

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21st Century and Contemporary Paperweights

MIXED - paperweights

MIXED - paperweights

By Magnus Gjoen

Located in London, GB

, where he expertly manages the balance between old and contemporary. From Gjoen's ever popular Skull

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art More Art

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Glass

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Vanitas Skull For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate vanitas skull for your needs in our varied inventory. You can easily find an example made in the Abstract style, while we also have 1 Abstract versions to choose from as well. You’re likely to find the perfect vanitas skull among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 18th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a vanitas skull to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of black, red and more. Creating a vanitas skull has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Matthew Cook and Charles J. de Bisthoven are consistently popular. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in oil paint, paint and canvas can add an especially memorable touch.

How Much is a Vanitas Skull?

The price for a vanitas skull in our collection starts at $495 and tops out at $24,830 with the average selling for $4,000.