What the latest paintings by famous artists looked like (16 photos)

Artists are special people. They continue to create and bring their unique palette of feelings and emotions into the world of art until the very last days. That's character! This is a true testament to the enormous creative power that remains to live forever.





It’s amazing how, on the threshold of the finale, many creative people begin to feel the world around them differently, sharper and brighter or something. This was fully reflected in their paintings, which, naturally and unfortunately, became the last.

Salvador Dali - "Swallowtail" (1983)



“Swallowtail” became the final painting in a series of paintings dedicated to the theory of catastrophes by the French mathematician René Thom. This theory implied that even the smallest changes in certain circumstances can lead to global changes.

Vincent Van Gogh - Tree Roots (1890)

Claude Monet - "Water Lilies" (1926)



The artist painted his last works when he had almost completely lost his sight.

Pablo Picasso - Reclining Nude and Head (1973)



Gustav Klimt - "Lady with a Fan" (1917)



Edouard Manet - "Bar at the Folies Bergere" (1882)



Rembrandt Harmens van Rijn - “Simeon with the Child Jesus in the Temple” (1669)



The artist's work remained unfinished.

Edvard Munch - “Self-Portrait. Between the clock and the bed" (1940-1943)



Caravaggio "The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula" (1610)



Hieronymus Bosch - “Carrying the Cross” (1510-1535)



Edgar Degas - “Two Dancers in Yellow and Pink” (1910)



Raphael - "Transfiguration" (1516-1520)



Frida Kahlo - “Long Live Life!” (1954)



The artist’s latest painting is a still life with watermelons. This product is a popular symbol of the Day of the Dead, which is celebrated annually in Mexico (Frida's homeland).

Francis Bacon - "Sketch of a Bull" (1991)



Nicholas Roerich - “Buried Treasure” (1947)