VAN GOGH - SKELETON W/ CIGARETTE, C/16 Vampires 25" x H: 10

25" x H: 10

L: 3" x W: 3" x H: 6"

Inlaid with a collection of bones

this box depicts the ancient Egyptian coffin of King Tut

The some of the edges of the armor and the lion head on the chest are painted with metallic gold

VAN GOGH - SKELETON W/ CIGARETTE, C/16 Vampires 25" x H: 10Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette was created while van Gogh was a student at the Acadmie Royale des Beaux Arts in Antwerp, Belgium. He attended life classes to improve his command of the human figure, where a skeleton was used to study anatomy. the burning cigarette placed between the teeth of this bare skull typifies the irreverent humor that often reigned among art students, but the striking feature of this painting is van Gogh's vital and