"Frédéric Heydt - Vanity: Skull In Flames, Pencil Drawing C. 1960 - Memento Mori"
Jean-Pierre Guimard signed Frédéric Heydt.Vanity - Memento Mori: fiery skull.
This flaming skull, with its melancholic expression, evokes the transient nature of human life. It is represented wearing a cap - perhaps a reference to Dante Alighieri and his poetic journey through hell.
Pencil drawing, c. 1960.
Work framed and presented under glass.
Dimensions:
17.5 x 13.5 cm at sight.
Outer frame size: 27.5 x 24.3 cm.