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Head of a Skeleton with a Burning Cigarette
Vincent van GoghJanuary 1886 - February 1886
Van Gogh Museum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This skeleton with a lit cigarette in its mouth is a juvenile joke. Van Gogh painted it in early 1886, while studying at the art academy in Antwerp. The painting shows that he had a good command of anatomy. Drawing skeletons was a standard exercise at the academy, but painting them was not part of the curriculum. He must have made this painting at some other time, in between or after his lessons.
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- Title: Head of a Skeleton with a Burning Cigarette
- Creator: Vincent van Gogh
- Creator lifespan: 30 March 1853 - 29 July 1890
- Creator's nationality: Dutch
- Creator's place of death: Auvers-sur-Oise
- Creator's place of birth: Zundert
- Creator's gender: Male
- Date created: January 1886 - February 1886
- Location created: Antwerp, Belgium
- Place Part Of: Belgium
- Type: Painting
- Rights: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation), Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
- External Link: Head of a Skeleton with a Burning Cigarette
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