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The Dance of Death. 1914-1918
By Percy John Delf Smith, R.D.I.
Located in Storrs, CT
The Dance of Death. 1914-1918. 1921. Portfolio of 7 etchings with drypoint. Sheet: 18 1/2 x 15 1/2
Category

1910s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint

Danse Macabre (The Dance of Death)
Located in Chicago, IL
Original oil painting by Kevin Llewellyn.
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

The English Dance of Death - The Dance of Life by Thomas Rowlandson - 1810s
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in Roma, IT
The English dance of death - The dance of life is an original pair of rare and fine books written
Category

1810s Modern More Art

Materials

Paper, Etching, Aquatint

The Dance of Death - Woodcut by Alfred Rethel - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The New Dance of Dead is an Woodcut Print realized by Alfred Rethel in 1848. The artwork is in
Category

Early 19th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Death as a servant / - Concise congeniality -
Located in Berlin, DE
ein Totentanz" (1848), he had already explored the theme of the dance of death, studying in particular
Category

1910s Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper

Scythers Resting /// Percy John Delf Smith WWI War Artist Farming Landscape Art
By Percy John Delf Smith, R.D.I.
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
series of seven prints, "Dance of Death", updating the medieval imagery of the dance of death to the war
Category

1920s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Drypoint

French Neo-Romantic Surrealist Painting "Circus" by Kristians Tonny
Located in Philadelphia, PA
landscapes, Dances of Death, and visions of the Apocalypse, influenced by such Flemish old masters as
Category

1920s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Quiz. The Grand Master -Illustrated Book by Thomas Rowlandson - 1816
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in Roma, IT
The English dance of death - The dance of life is an original pair of rare and fine books written
Category

1810s Modern More Art

Materials

Paper

Camacho, Composition, Ediciones Polígrafa, Redfern Gallery (after)
By Jorge Camacho
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Alleau, who exhibited his works in a show titled The Dance of Death, in 1976, at Galerie de Seine
Category

1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Art Deco Fantasy Illustration Charcoal Drawing Lithograph by Adolf Uzarski
Located in Atlanta, GA
Macabre - Dance of Death). Beginning in 1919, he exhibited with "Das Junge Rheinland" (Young Rhineland
Category

1910s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Art Deco Fantasy Charcoal Drawing Lithograph Print by Adolf Uzarski
Located in Atlanta, GA
1916-1917, he produced the portfolio of lithographs, Totentanz (Danse Macabre - Dance of Death
Category

1910s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Hummingbird Augury: Cobalt Blue Pastel Drawing on Handmade Paper w/ Gold Stars
By Nicholas Kahn & Richard Selesnick
Located in Hudson, NY
Macabre, the Medieval allegory that reminds us no matter one’s station in life, the “Dance of Death” will
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Graphite, Handmade Paper, Crayon

Neue Träume von Glück (New Dreams of Happiness)
By Max Klinger
Located in Fairlawn, OH
twelve plates, he drew upon the macabrely creative Totentanz (“dance of death”) theme in German art
Category

1880s Expressionist Nude Prints

Materials

Etching

Seasons: Cycles Unveiled (Momento Mori)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
contemplate the intricate dance of life and death, offering a moment of reflection on the unyielding nature of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Still-life Photography

Materials

Plexiglass, Archival Ink

Eric, NYC -Longo, Contemporary, 21st Century, C-Print, Limited Edition, Portrait
By Robert Longo
Located in Zug, CH
contortion under the impact of an invisible, obviously violent power, a sort of death dance of the modern man
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

C Print

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Chartres) - Philippe Pigouchet
By Book of Hours
Located in New York, NY
in 1504 by Jean Pichore, including numerous full-page cuts, as well as the famous Dance of Death
Rampant Slip— Danced Himself to Death [...] series of 15 unique prints
Located in Tuscany, Pisa
Full title: Rampant Slip— Danced Himself to Death [MJ] for the future of r---e---a---l---l--y REAL
Category

2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Monoprint, Screen

Cindy and Eric (Portfolio of 2)
By Robert Longo
Located in Zug, CH
sort of death dance of the modern man.
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Eric, NYC, 1980
By Robert Longo
Located in Zug, CH
writhing in contortion under the impact of an invisible, obviously violent power, a sort of death dance of
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

C Print

Eric, NYC, 1980
Eric, NYC, 1980
H 10.04 in W 7.29 in D 0.4 in
Infanta la Danza de la Muerte no. 2 (dance of death)
By Chikako Okada
Located in Burlingame, CA
Infanta la Danza de la Muerte no. 2 (dance of death) ' features the face of a young woman with
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil, Paper, Graphite

Ein Anatomischer Totentanz.
Located in New York, NY
Dance of Death," prepared for the use of artists, with a long preface on the illustrated history of the
Category

1920s Nude Photography

Materials

Paper

The Maiden Aunts
By Dorothy Dehner
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
overbearing. Her work of the late 1940s such as her "Damnation Series" and "Dances of Death” reflected the
Category

1950s American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

La Danseuse - 19th Century Oil, Figure of Dancer in Interior by Leon Comerre
By Léon François Comerre
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
best-known work includes Etoile, Dancer; Portrait of Mademoiselle F. in Japanese Dress; Clown; Duflos
Category

Late 19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

La Danse de la Mort (The Dance of Death)
By Frederic Chevalier
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
(Active: Late 19th Century) titled "La Danse de la Mort (The Dance of Death)", 1875. Limited edition
Category

1870s Symbolist Figurative Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Etching

The Dance of Death - Original Woodcut by Alfred Rethel - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Dance of Death is an original woodcut on paper realized by Alfred Rethel (1816 -1859) Signed
Category

Early 19th Century Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Totentanz (Dance of Death) by Josef Fenneker, Horror silent film poster, 1919
By Josef Fenneker
Located in Chicago, IL
silent film Totentanz (The Dance of Death). Josef Fenneker was the foremost film poster artist in Weimar
Category

1910s Expressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Study for Threnody 1973 (a 28 panel painting in Neuberger Museum of Art) o/c oil
By Cleve Gray
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
four walls in the space that he envisioned as a cathedral.  Tall vertical forms engaged in a “dance of
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

La Baigneuse - 19th Century Oil, Nude Figure by River Landscape by Leon Comerre
By Léon François Comerre
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
building. Museum and Gallery Holdings: Béziers: Dancer Caen: Death of Albinus Lille: Death of Timophan
Category

Late 19th Century Romantic Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Eric, NYC -Longo, Contemporary, 21st Century, C-Print, Limited Edition, Portrait
By Robert Longo
Located in Zug, CH
contortion under the impact of an invisible, obviously violent power, a sort of death dance of the modern man
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

C Print

Peace and Plenty, 1931
By Ferdinand Burgdorff
Located in Soquel, CA
apprentice in Fantasia to the square-dancing death duel of scorpions in The Living Desert, James Algar
Category

1930s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

YOUNG COUPLE THREATENED BY DEATH (THE PROMENADE)
By Albrecht Dürer
Located in San Francisco, CA
quotation from Isaiah in the Basel Dance of Death that “all flesh is like hay and grass; grass dries up and
Category

18th Century and Earlier Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving

Totentanz by Josef Fenneker, Antique Poster for German Silent Film by Fritz Lang
By Josef Fenneker
Located in Culver City, CA
Expressionist theater Marmorhaus. Totentanz (Dance of Death) Josef Fenneker (1895-1956) 1919, Presented in
Category

1910s Art Deco Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

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Questions About Dance Of Death
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Death masks were a way to cover the face of a passed loved one and show honor to them. They also represented the features of the deceased, helping them be recognized in the spirit realm. On 1stDibs, find an array of death masks.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A death mask is called a “funerary mask” or “burial mask”. The mask was often made of wood or stucco and would cover the face of the deceased. You’ll find a collection of funerary masks from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    It is believed that Napoleon's death mask still resides in The Museum in Santiago de Cuba.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2024
    Jacques-Louis David painted The Death of Marat. The French artist produced the piece in 1793. It depicts French Revolutionary leader Jean-Paul Marat lying in a bathtub moments after his death, which occurred the year that David made the painting. Today, the work hangs in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels. On 1stDibs, shop a wide variety of fine art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    No, death masks are not still made to record the facial features of deceased people because the advent of photography made them obsolete. However, some artists produce death masks and sculptures that resemble them for purposes of creative expression. You'll find a variety of death masks on 1stDibs.