Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette ☷ Van Gogh ☲ Canvas Size:12 x 16 It depicts the industrialization of

It depicts the industrialization of the port at Monet's hometown of Le Havre

with the French Riviera and sailboats visible in the background

Self-Portrait with Halo and Snake (1889) by Paul Gauguin is one of more than 40 self-portraits he completed during his lifetime

1 (1871) by James McNeill Whistler

and use of illusion: the right hand with ring appears to project out of the painting

Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette ☷ Van Gogh ☲ Canvas Size:12 x 16 It depicts the industrialization ofSkull 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.