Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette ☷ Van Gogh ☲ Art Print Frame Color:Natural Clear Morning (凱風快晴

Clear Morning (凱風快晴

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It is closely paired with The Astronomer

1 (1862) by James McNeill Whistler

Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette ☷ Van Gogh ☲ Art Print Frame Color:Natural Clear Morning (凱風快晴Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette (1886) by Vincent van Gogh is self descriptive. He depicted skeletons and skulls only a few times in his career. It is considered a memento mori, a reminder of death, at a time when he himself was in poor health. One might interpret it as a criticism of smoking, but van Gogh was an avid smoker until his death in 1890.