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Van Gogh Skull Reversible Hugs®

$209.00

SKU: a00306131

-Two fabulous styles in one-because who has time to go home and change.
-Brilliantly conceived by Erwin Pearl
-22kt gold over jeweler’s metal
-Hand-painted French enamel
-Meticulously handcrafted in the USA
-3/4 inch
-Van Gogh design reverses to polished gold tone
-Patented comfort clip [Patent #5.829.273]
- Clip
-Proudly made in the USA
-Package includes: Earrings - Image of complete painting with provenance - Artist self portrait with bio - Certificate of Authenticity from Van Gogh Museum

Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890)
Head of a Skeleton with a Burning Cigarette
January-February 1886
oil on canvas, 32.3 x 24.8 cm
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)

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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, between or after his lessons.

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