Signed, titled and dated on the reverse
Skull (1976) is an exceptional example of Greaves's skill at exploiting the precise use of line and colour to create a very accurate and naturalistic image. The subject also relates to the artist's interest in existentialism through an explicit emblem of mortality.
Literature
Derrick Greaves: Paintings and Drawings 1952 - 2002, James Hyman Gallery, London, 2003, (cat. 50), illustrated p.43.