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Gouache painting of a skull and crossbones in a cloud, a streaking comet, lightning, and a stormy sky over dark hills.

Portents of death and destruction. Gouache, ca. 1910 (?).

A horizontal gouache painting on a dark blue ground shows a skull and crossbones in a cloud at left, a fiery red comet streaking down toward a dark landscape, and a cloud at right bearing a small ship-like form with pale faces. Lightning bolts crackle through a stormy sky.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1910
Medium
Gouaches
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 1353 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1910.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Presagios de muerte y destrucción, gouache, c. 1910

Una pintura horizontal en gouache sobre un fondo azul oscuro muestra a la izquierda una calavera con tibias cruzadas dentro de una nube, un cometa rojo y encendido que cae hacia un paisaje oscuro, y a la derecha una nube con una forma parecida a un barco con rostros pálidos. Relámpagos atraviesan un cielo tormentoso.

Português: Presságios de morte e destruição, guache, c. 1910

Uma pintura horizontal em guache sobre fundo azul escuro mostra à esquerda uma caveira com ossos cruzados dentro de uma nuvem, um cometa vermelho e flamejante caindo sobre uma paisagem escura, e à direita uma nuvem com uma forma semelhante a um barco com rostos pálidos. Relâmpagos cortam um céu tempestuoso.

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