Still life with a skull in the style of memento mori vanitas Contemporary art Exclusive painting Hyperrealistic painting Original handmade Print

Still life in memento mori or vanitas style. The plot of the picture is philosophical. Next to the horse's skull is a chessboard with a checkmate. The allegory of the plot is that it doesn't matter whether you were a winner or a loser - eventually, everyone ends up the same. The vanitas genre, which derives its name from the Latin word for "futility. The picture can be suitable for your hallway, living room, as well as a café or tattoo studio. The picture will perfectly fit into a loft-style interior. All my paintings are hand-made. It is an absolutely unique oil artwork that employs layering technique on a high-quality medium-grain linen canvas. I enjoy painting small objects (e.g. fruits or flowers) magnified multiple times with a high detail level. If you are not sure how the painting might look in your room, you can send me a picture of it - I will return it to you with an artwork image fit into your interior. The paintings are being created using a layering technique, which imposes applying several (up to 5) paint layers; the next layer is applied only after the previous one is dry. Only high-quality paints are being used. Depending on the painting's size, it might take 50-90 hours of work (excluding drying time). In case if the required size is not available at the moment, it might take 3-4 weeks for me to paint it for you. - Oil on stretched cotton canvas - Hand-painted. - Width: 27,6 in. (70 cm) - Height: 23,6 in. (60 cm) - Depth: 0,8 in. (2 cm) - Unframed Custom sizes (except those declared in the listing) are also possible. Don't hesitate to ask me, should you need a custom size.