Arnold Böcklin (1827 - 1901)


The artist painted five versions of The Isle of the Dead during his lifetime.

Arnold Bocklin, The Isle of the Dead

The Isle of the Dead, 1880, Oils on Canvas, Kunstmuseum Basel


Arnold Bocklin, The Isle of the Dead

The Isle of the Dead, 1880,
Oils
, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York

Arnold Bocklin, The Isle of the Dead

The Isle of the Dead, 1886,
Museum der Bildenden Künste, Leipzig, Germany


I am unsure which of the images below is more accurate to the original,
therefore, I have included the two images that I was able to locate online.

Arnold Bocklin, The Isle of the Dead

The Isle of the Dead, 1883

Arnold Bocklin, The Isle of the Dead

The fifth version of The Isle of the Dead is currently lost;
it may have disappeared or been destroyed during the World Wars.

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