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Death Masks
By Rankin
Located in Vienna, AT
Rankin unites spontaneity and perfection in a unique and exciting concept. He likes things to be natural, but not simple. Sometimes he chooses various accents of color as highlights,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Italian Antique Cast Gypsum Death Masks Set of Five
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian set of Five death mask
Italian death mask cast, circa 1930s. Showing in the 19th
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gesso
Detailed Folk Art - Wooden Carved "Life and Death" Mask
Located in Dallas, TX
Detailed Folk Art - Wooden Carved "Life and Death" Mask
. Excellent quality design, hand carved by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary More Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Print of the Death Mask of Napoléon Bonaparte by Sichling 'c.1850'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Napoleon'. Original antique print of the death mask of Napoléon Bonaparte
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
H 11.42 in W 7.49 in D 0.02 in
10 Karat Yellow Gold Pendant of King Tut's Death Mask
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Tutankhamun's iconic 'death mask't was done during the late 20th Century in the style of the Egyptian Revival
Category
20th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Gold
Bronze Napoleon I Death Mask, From The Dr. Antommarchi Cast
Located in New Orleans, LA
This mesmerizing antique bronze death mask of the Emperor Napoleon I is cast from the mold created
Category
Antique 19th Century French Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Bronze
Very Important “Nwantantay” African Dance Mask
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
feminine, and the quest of life and death. This mask of Primitive facture can be compared to the one in the
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Primitive Masks
Materials
Wood
Portrait Bust of a Lady, Dated 1837
Located in Greding, DE
using the impression of the death mask. Signed on the underside: A. Auguste Schweinberg fecit 1837.
Category
Antique 1830s Biedermeier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Arthur Paunzen (1890-1940) - 1918 Etching, Portrait of Beethoven
Located in Corsham, GB
The face of Ludwig van Beethoven, likely taken from his death mask. Signed in plate and signed in
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
H 20.48 in W 16.42 in
A painted plaster herm bust of the Duke of Wellington by George Gammon Adams
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
. It is based on his death mask, which was also made by Adams, and depicts the Duke bare-chested with
Category
Antique 19th Century English Busts
Materials
Plaster
H 24 in W 13.75 in D 8 in
Vintage Tutankhamun Pendant Necklace
Located in London, GB
in the Valley of the Kings. The death mask is one of the best-known works of art in the world and one
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Yellow Gold
Klimt: the Collection of the Wein Museum by Ursula Storch (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
s smock, his death mask, and even a drawing by Egon Schiele of Klimt s body. Also featured are rare
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Bust of John F. Kennedy
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Long Island City, NY
death mask, evoking the insects that creep across faces elsewhere in Dalí’s oeuvre to signify
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Erotica III Marginala, " from the Mask of the Red Death series signed Castellon
By Federico Castellon
Located in Milwaukee, WI
, to illustrate Edgar Allan Poe's 1832 story 'The Mask of the Red Death.' The image is explicitly
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Erotica IV Marginala, " from the Mask of the Red Death series signed Castellon
By Federico Castellon
Located in Milwaukee, WI
, to illustrate Edgar Allan Poe's 1832 story 'The Mask of the Red Death.' The image shows three nude
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Olja Ivanjicki "Florence or Hell of l'Inconnue De La Seine" Oil Painting c.1965
Located in San Francisco, CA
Seine) was an unidentified young woman whose putative death mask became a popular fixture on the walls
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 46 in W 30 in D 3 in
Bust of Bacchante by Auguste Baptiste Clesinger, Rome, 1857
By Jean Auguste Baptiste Clesinger
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Dudevant. Perhaps more than any other work, the sculptor is best known for the death mask of the composer
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Romantic Busts
Materials
Bronze
Possible Portrait of William Shakespeare
Located in London, GB
comparable to Shakespeare's death mask as a bump over the left eye and forehead is detectable in both
Category
Early 1600s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oak, Oil
'Portrait of a Gentleman Reading', Regency Dandy, William Blake, Royal Academy
By George Richmond
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
closing the poet's eyes and taking his death mask. He and his wife Julia followed Blake to his grave in
Category
1840s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
African Futurist Silver Mask Created by Bomber Bax
Located in Milano, IT
African symbolism, denotes looking into the afterlife after death. The mask is made with a double varnish
Category
2010s Italian Futurist Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Flemish 17th c., Allegory of war and peace, circa 1630, by Adriaen van Stalbemt
Located in PARIS, FR
death mask, the flaming torch, the sword and the handcuffs evoke "war", while the putto holding a white
Category
Early 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Japanese Heita (平太) Noh mask. Attributed to Takada Fuki (高田 冨季)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
to their duty and principles, even in death. The mask’s strong, bold design helps to emphasize the
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Original Drawing Painting Abstract Biomorphic Art Phoenix Bird Michele Oka Doner
By Michele Oka Doner
Located in Surfside, FL
scholar, Oleg Grabar, who illustrated how patterns in architecture are able to dissolve space. A Death
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Original Drawing Painting Abstract Biomorphic Art Gold Leaf Michele Oka Doner
By Michele Oka Doner
Located in Surfside, FL
are able to dissolve space. A Death Mask, one of her first works, was selected as the cover of
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pre-Raphaelite Movement Framed 1880s Sanguine Red Chalk Portrait Drawing
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s plaster death mask to the National Portrait Gallery.
Alice Chambers died at
Category
Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk
H 25.01 in W 21.86 in D 1.38 in
Alexander Calder Santa Claus E. E. Cummings Portfolio of Prints and Prose, 1974
By Alexander Calder
Located in Pasadena, TX
exchange masks, but a child sees through the masks to the true identity of each. Death is equated with
Category
Vintage 1970s North American Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
H 28 in W 22 in D 2 in
La Gourmandise - Etching by James Ensor - 1904
By James Ensor
Located in Roma, IT
time with demonstrating the skeleton,indicates to death.
Skeleton and mask are the most important
Category
Early 1900s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Early 20th Century Plaster Death Mask
Located in Tadcaster, GB
This is a stunning yet macabre piece. It is an early 20th century plaster cast death mask. These
Category
Early 20th Century English Scientific Instruments
Death Mask (Heinrich Himmler)
By Jeff Huntington
Located in Washington, DC
Painting on wood.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Oil
death mask for living daughter boys II men water runs dry
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Manal Kara
death mask for living daughter boys II men water runs dry, 2018
Ceramic
14 x 11 x 3
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Mexican 'Muerte' Mask with Hand-Molded Leather Helmet
Located in San Francisco, CA
A superb early 20th century Mexican 'muerte' mask (death mask) from Guerrero, circa 1920s-1930s
Category
Vintage 1920s Mexican Masks
Materials
Wood
Egyptian Polychrome Wooden Mask
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
In ancient Egypt, masks were primarily used for funerary purposes as death masks. Ancient Egyptians
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Masks and Flowers
By Frank Van Sloun
Located in Graton, CA
.
We are presented with a rather macabre image of "Death Masks" which were often done for
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
White Carrara Marble Bust of William Pitt the Younger by Nollekens
By Joseph Nollekens
Located in Chudleigh, Tasmania
of 35 and this portrait bust was taken from a death mask in 1806. Together with the portrait of Fox
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pair of Art Deco Carltonware Temple Jars with Tutankhamun Design
Located in London, GB
A pair of Art Deco Carltonware temple jars designed by Enoch Boulton with a Death Mask Lid
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large Midcentury Sculptured Bust
Located in Tarleton, GB
in the style of the Victorian death mask and depicts a male face. Now distressed with worn varnish
Category
Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Porcelain
17th Century Italian Renaissance Walnut Tuscan Scrittoio Writing Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
the death mask of Dante Alighieri.
Italy, c. 1600
Category
Antique 17th Century Renaissance Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Salvador Dali Mask Of Death Color Etching Hand Signed Surreal Horse Artwork SBO
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Bloomington, MN
Aquatint on Japon Paper, by Salvador Dali titled, "Mask of Death" that retails for $14,750.00
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching
MMD, contemporary figurative painting of Marlene Dietrich
By Cosima Hawemann
Located in Adelaide, AU
bleaching of colour from the face - as would be the case under an intense spotlight – suggests a death mask
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Canvas
H 47.25 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in
Cosima Hawemann, MMD Negativ, contemporary figurative painting Marlene Dietrich
By Cosima Hawemann
Located in Adelaide, AU
bleaching of colour from the face - as would be the case under an intense spotlight – suggests a death mask
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic Polymer
Cosima HawemannCosima Hawemann, MMD Negativ, contemporary figurative painting Marlene Dietrich, 2016
H 39.38 in W 37.41 in D 0.79 in
Klimt Überarbeitung
By Arnulf Rainer
Located in Eltville, DE
death masks and death drawings. In 1978 and 1980, Rainer represented Austria at the Biennale in Venice
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Studio Greytak 'Lapis Cuff on Azurite' with Lapis Lazuli, Ammolite and Fire Opal
By Studio Greytak
Located in Missoula, MT
of blue stones has been part of some of history’s most epic works of art including the death mask of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Opal
H 7 in W 5 in D 3 in
Bust of Ariadne, Jean-Baptiste, Known as Auguste Clésinger, 19th Century
By Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clesinger
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
made Chopin's death mask and a cast of his hands. He also sculpted, in 1850, the white marble funerary
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Busts
Materials
Bronze
H 31.89 in W 18.51 in D 11.82 in
Death Mask
Located in Culver City, CA
Beautiful anonymous and unsigned death mask, cast plaster.
Category
Antique 1880s French Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Death Mask
Located in Savannah, GA
A plaster death mask, circa 1880.
5 ¾ inches wide by 3 ¾ inches deep by 8 ½ inches tall
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Natural Specimens
Materials
Plaster
Early 20th Century English Bulls Death Mask
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century bulls death mask
This is a very unusual and morbid object, used in the early
Category
Vintage 1920s British Folk Art Masks
Materials
Iron
Cast Bronze Death Mask on Iron Mount
By Brendan Bass
Located in Dallas, TX
Cast bronze death mask on iron mount, originated in the Languedoc region of France. On the right
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Death Mask of the Emperor Napoleon I Bonaparte Antique
Located in Berlin, DE
- bronze death mask
- from Napoleon Bonaparte
- with patina
- good condition
(V - 163
Category
20th Century French Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Plaster Mortuary Death Mask Bust Sculpture on Socle Base Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A good example of a 19th century plaster death mask on socle base.
The subject has deep
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Busts
Materials
Plaster
Charcoal on Paper Portrait of a Death Mask 1993, Manner of Mo Rdicat Figurative
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Highly unusual and extremely well executed charcoal on paper, portrait of a death mask
Category
1990s European Drawings
Materials
Paper
H 24.81 in W 19.69 in D 0.4 in
19th Century Bronze Death Mask of Napoleon I
Located in New Orleans, LA
This captivating bronze death mask of the Emperor Napoleon I is cast from the mold created by Dr
Category
Antique 19th Century French Other Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century Plaster Death Mask
Located in Conwy, GB
Marked to the base "Henri Dufou".
Weathered with losses.
Category
Antique 1820s French Busts
Materials
Plaster
Painted Plaster Death Mask of Beethoven, 19th-20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Painted a patinated bronze color, the mask with a floral wreath, having minor chips.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Wall-mounted Sculptures
Pair of Early 20th Century Sculptural Life/Death Masks Plaster Busts
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A pair of plaster busts of a large middle-aged chap, believed to be a Welsh prisoner.
Age related discolouration to all surfaces, the odd small repair to the bases of each bust.
T...
Category
Early 20th Century Welsh Busts
Materials
Plaster
Mid Century Bronze Styled Cast Plaster Male Mask
By California Art Bronze Foundry, LA
Located in Cincinnati, OH
manner of bronze which is very realistic . This could be a so called death mask which was popular in the
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster
Toetanchamon Brass Table Lamp
By Maison Jansen
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid-Century table lamp inspired by the ancient Egyptian Toetanchamon death mask.
The shade is made
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Plaster Head Statue, circa 1940
Located in London, GB
Unique Curio Solid Plaster Head Death Mask Statue circa 1940
For sale in this LOT is a completely
Category
Vintage 1930s French Busts
Materials
Plaster
Early 20th Century Painted Jugendstil Art Nouveau Plaster Mask by Karl Koch 1910
By Karl Koch
Located in Berlin, DE
a death mask.
A unique piece which is a great eye-catcher for your antique, modern, space age or
Category
Vintage 1910s German Jugendstil Mounted Objects
Materials
Plaster
H 9.06 in W 74.81 in D 4.73 in
S. Cissé Mixed Technique on Canvas Senegal 2007, Copinage
Located in Milan, IT
death masks as if they were deities from a magical world. Sequences of numbers and letters are often
Category
20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
H 59.06 in W 59.06 in D 0.99 in
Bust of The Rt Hon. Spencer Perceval (1762-1812) by Joseph Nollekens
By Joseph Nollekens
Located in Miami Beach, FL
known to have accomplished busts of unwilling sitters by use of a death mask, as in the case of his bust
Category
Antique 19th Century British Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Marble
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the death mask you’re looking for. Frequently made of plaster, metal and bronze, every death mask was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the death mask you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Each death mask bearing Victorian, Folk Art or Art Deco hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made death mask over the years, but those crafted by Brendan Bass are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Death Mask?
Prices for a death mask start at $60 and top out at $34,500 with the average selling for $1,174.
Questions About Death Mask
- Are death masks still made?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022No, 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.
- What were death masks called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A 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.
- Why did they do death masks?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Death 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.
- Where is Napoleon's death mask?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021It is believed that Napoleon's death mask still resides in The Museum in Santiago de Cuba.
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