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submitted 11 months ago by InevitableSwing@hexbear.net to c/art@hexbear.net

Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette

Artist: Vincent van Gogh
Year: c. 1885–86
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 32 cm × 24.5 cm (13 in × 9.6 in)

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[-] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I didn't manage to make it very far into that book, but I knew the name well enough to be like "uh oh" when Minion Death Cult did a segment on him basically publishing a weird vindictive fantasy about firing people from their jobs, and it is....uncomfortable, to the point where it's hard to believe he released it himself. Like, bordering on Falling Down levels of disdain for service workers, but more sexual.

Relevant section starts at about 9:30: Santa is most likely not coming this year and Elfy is dead

this post was submitted on 14 Dec 2023
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