Douglas Black

Douglas Black

Chicago, IL

Animals have grabbed my attention, particularly birds because their beauty in both color and shape exist in innocence; they know not how lovely they are.

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Strange Specimens by Douglas Black Image: Strange Specimens
Strange Specimens
Strange Specimens by Douglas Black Image: Framed Strange Specimens
  • Douglas Black
  • Strange Specimens
  • oil on treated cardboard
  • 7 x 9 x 0.1 in (17.78 x 22.86 x 0.25 cm)
  • Framed: 13.75 x 15.75 x 0.75 in (34.93 x 40.01 x 1.91 cm)
  • Signature: Signed in paint
  • $100
  • Available
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A twist on the traditional Memento Mori arrangement, this includes a Neanderthal skull to signify both Time and Mortality. The roses signify fleeting life, the frog in a jar and the eel, death. The orb represents the unknowable future. Mounted in a modest MCM poly-frame, bronze tarnish, with a 2-ply matt surround, no glass.

  • Subject Matter: still life, memento mori
  • Collections: Miscellanea

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