Bizarre

TOP 10 Paintings For Halloween

Magda Michalska 31 October 2016 min Read

Are still looking for some costume-inspiration? What about painterly theme this year?
Or maybe you just like to get scared?
We offer you our Halloween ranking of the scariest paintings art history has seen…

10.

Salvador Dalí, The Face of War (The Visage of War), 1940, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
Salvador Dalí, The Face of War (The Visage of War), 1940, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam

9.

Hans Memling, Hell, 1485, Musée des Beaux Arts, Strasbourg, France
Hans Memling, Hell, 1485, Musée des Beaux Arts, Strasbourg, France

8.

Otto Dix, Wounded Man, 1916, The National gallery of Australia
Otto Dix, Wounded Man, 1916, The National gallery of Australia

7.

Egon Schiele, Self-Seer II (Death and Man), 1911, Leopold Museum, Vienna
Egon Schiele, Self-Seer II (Death and Man), 1911, Leopold Museum, Vienna

6.

Jean Fautrier, Study for a large nude, 1926, Private collection.
Jean Fautrier, Study for a large nude, 1926, Private collection.

5.

Ken Currie, Gallowgate Lard, 1996, Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums
Ken Currie, Gallowgate Lard, 1996, Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums

4.

Francisco Goya, The Disasters of War, plate No. 37: This is Worse,1863, Prado
Francisco Goya, The Disasters of War, plate No. 37: This is Worse,1863, Museo del Prado

3.

Zdzisław Beksiński, Zdzisław Beksiński, Untitled, ca.1969, Muzeum of Beksiński in Sanok, Poland
Zdzisław Beksiński, Zdzisław Beksiński, Untitled, ca.1969, Muzeum of Beksiński in Sanok, Poland

2.

Georg Baselitz, Oberon, 1963, Staedel Gegenwartskunst
Georg Baselitz, Oberon, 1963, Staedel Gegenwartskunst

1.

Francis Bacon, Study after Velazquez´s Portrait of Pope Innocent X, 1953
Francis Bacon, Study after Velazquez´s Portrait of Pope Innocent X, 1953, Des Moines Art Center

 

Recommended

Art for Halloween: Roberto Comandante del Caos Diz, Story Twist, 2022. Artist's profile. Bizarre

Scary Monsters and Super Creeps for a Frightening Halloween!

Throughout the history of mankind, art has always been a window to the soul. We have witnessed ethereal beauty, magical nature, bizarre sceneries,...

Errika Gerakiti 31 October 2022

Bizarre

Trompe L’oeil: How Artists Deceived Our Eyes Throughout the Ages

Without knowing, you have more than likely seen an example or two of trompe l’oeil in art. It is a term that encompasses many art forms in its...

Rachel Witte 13 April 2023

Bizarre

Vile Bodies? Anatomy in Art

Are you ready to journey into the fascinating world of anatomical art? Read on, as we reveal flesh and blood art through the...

Candy Bedworth 10 February 2023

Edvard Munch, Love and pain, 1895, oil on canvas. The Munch Museum, Oslo, Norway. Bizarre

5 Vampire Paintings in Art

Vampires are one of the most known mythical creatures in history. The origins of their legend date back to ancient civilizations. Some ancient...

Errika Gerakiti 31 October 2022