Ghostly Skeleton Trying to Strangle a Sick Child (Diphtheria) | Richard Tennant Cooper | 20th Century Frame Options:Wood Frame almost ghostly atmosphere

almost ghostly atmosphere

The work reflects Spilliaert’s preoccupation with melancholy and the solitary nature of creation

with singed wings

reinforces the emotional distance between the figures

Ghostly Skeleton Trying to Strangle a Sick Child (Diphtheria) | Richard Tennant Cooper | 20th Century Frame Options:Wood Frame almost ghostly atmosphereAbout the artwork: Richard Tennant Cooper was a British artist whose work uniquely bridged the realms of medical illustration and surrealism, creating haunting depictions of human suffering and disease. His paintings often explored the physical and psychological toll of illness, sometimes portraying diseases as grotesque, anthropomorphic entities attacking their victims. Cooper's background as a medical illustrator during the early 20th century,