Boy with Skull

Name: Boy with Skull
Brand: ByMuseum
SKU: BM18767
Price: 259.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Original price was: $518.00.Current price is: $259.00.

Artist: Paul Cezanne

Boy with Skull by Paul Cezanne, offered as a hand-painted oil reproduction built stroke by stroke to hold the quiet tension of the original.

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Reference figure and console table, shown to scale

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Painted by hand to order on premium canvas. Frames are chosen separately on the product page.

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SKU: BM18767 Category: Paul Cezanne

Boy with Skull by Paul Cezanne - hand-painted oil reproduction

Description

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Critics have long read Boy with Skull as a meditation on youth set against mortality, a painting that unsettles precisely because the boy seems untroubled by what he holds. That reading has followed the work for more than a century, but it rests entirely on choices made at the easel: how the canvas is built, not just what it shows.

About Boy with Skull

The composition is spare. A young man leans on a table, one arm resting near a skull and a scatter of bottles, his gaze turned somewhere outside the frame. Cezanne organises the scene through blocks of muted colour rather than outline, letting warm flesh tones sit against cool greys and browns until the figure seems to settle into the surrounding air. Brushwork stays visible throughout, laid down in short, deliberate strokes that build form through repetition rather than blending.

The painting belongs to a late period when Cezanne returned often to single figures in interior settings, using them to work out problems of structure that mattered more to him than storytelling. Light falls unevenly across the boy and the objects on the table, and it is this uneven handling, patches of thicker paint beside thinner, more transparent passages, that gives the picture its quiet tension. Nothing is smoothed over. The surface itself carries the meaning.

ByMuseum artists translate that surface by hand, working in oil on canvas rather than reproducing the image by mechanical means. Each hand-painted oil painting reproduction is built up in layers, matching the palette of the original and preserving the ridges and thin passages that give the work its texture. The result is a replica painting made stroke by stroke, not printed, so the surface still catches light the way an oil painting should.

The hand-painted reproduction

Hung in a study, a reading corner, or anywhere lit softly rather than brightly, the painting holds its own without demanding constant attention. Its restraint suits a room meant for quiet work or quiet thought, somewhere the eye can return to it slowly, over years rather than once.

Hand-painted reproduction in oil on artist-grade canvas
Available in multiple sizes to suit your wall
Gallery-ready presentation, ready to hang
Certificate of authenticity included
Painted to order in 2 to 3 weeks, then delivered in 5 to 7 days

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Each ByMuseum artwork is a hand-painted oil painting reproduction created by trained artists on high-quality cotton canvas. Every piece is reviewed, finished, and packed according to the framing option you select.

Empty walls flatten a room. A classical artwork restores structure and visual hierarchy. One painting defines the space, anchors furniture, and establishes identity.

Delivery up to 25 days

Worldwide shipping included. Each painting is produced to order and safely packed for international transport.

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Authentic hand-painted reproduction

Real brushwork, layered oil paint, and durable pigments on museum-quality canvas.

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Unframed — Rolled in Tube

Your artwork is painted on premium cotton canvas, then shipped safely rolled in a rigid tube with extra blank canvas border — ready for stretching or framing locally.

Framed — Ready to Hang

Select a handcrafted frame and we’ll deliver your painting fully assembled, protected, and ready to hang.

For safe shipping, framing is available up to a maximum size. Larger sizes will automatically disable the frame option.

Stretched Canvas

Choose “Stretched” to receive your canvas mounted on wooden stretcher bars — perfect if you’ll frame it later or display it as-is.

Gallery Wrap

Gallery Wrap is a deeper, 1.5" style stretcher. The canvas wraps around the sides and is stapled on the back for a clean, modern, frameless look.

Insured Express Delivery

We ship with UPS, FedEx, or DHL straight to your door. You’ll receive a tracking number as soon as your order leaves our studio. Typical delivery is 4–5 business days after dispatch; large, framed, or stretched pieces may take longer depending on the safest shipping route.

Unframed canvases are protected with a film, carefully rolled, and secured inside a rigid shipping tube.

Stretched, Gallery Wrapped, and Framed paintings are wrapped, cushioned with foam protection, and boxed for safe transit.

Boy with Skull

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