Can you tell the artist who painted my signature picture? I only recently discovered this painting by this artist after watching a documentary on still life painting…I was surprised as it has a jokey post-modern quality.
Aah, I'm sorry. I woke up in the middle of the night and can't go back to sleep, as I had been working a night shift the last several days. I have to scroll back and forth to read posts on my phone because I can't read the print if I shrink the screen too small and I missed "by this artist". I thought you were trying to figure out who did paint it. Before this thread, I was only familiar with a few of his most famous paintings. I always thought that he was depressed and anxious mist of his life. I never thought he created a work with any hint of humor. I wonder if he was making a statement about the ill effects of smoking. I believe that even in the 1800's people felt cigs were unhealthy - I'm not sure though.
Yes I was struck by the humour in this work.I think he's got the burning tip of the cigarette down really well.I like Van Gogh despite him being everyone's go-to man for tortured genius.
I just scrolled through a list of Van Gogh's paintings. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_works_by_Vincent_van_Gogh Your sig pic does seem to be a standout from his other works. After seeing more of his work, the smoking skull seems more of a surprise to me too.
I don't know much about Van Gogh. When I was in high school we studied him a little in art class. I didn't appreciate his work as much as I should have. I was fascinated with Dutch and Flemish painters. Paintings from the Dutch golden age are my favorite and what I studied most. I know some but little of everything else, of which I pretty much overlooked. I used to paint (I was not a very good artist), but I didn't study other people's works and techniques as much as I should have. After scrolling through Van Gogh's works now, I regret having overlooked him.
Yes the old Dutch masters were very good.They had a lot of wealth in their society in those times,and there was great production of art and many patrons.
That is good. Sorrow. Imagine his despair to put it like that. The head says it all. And the feeling of vulnerability to be exposed and alone like that. Not even a chair or a bed - a stump or rock.
