Trois crânes (The Three Skulls)

Thick, uneven brushwork characterizes the surface, with paint applied in a heavy impasto that gives the skulls a palpable relief. The palette shifts from muted earth tones to occasional bright accents, while the shelf’s rust‑colored edge adds a tactile quality. This approach underscores the artist’s shift from fleeting light effects toward a focus on geometric simplification and tactile mass.

Executed during the final years of the painter’s life, the canvas reflects his mature investigations that would later inform early‑twentieth‑century avant‑garde movements. Though specific ownership records are sparse, the work has been catalogued among his late still‑life series and has appeared in several exhibitions highlighting his post‑Impressionist legacy.