Medium: graphite on paper
Size: 8.5" x 11"
Year: 1993
Eternal Grave by Markham is a graphite drawing on paper, created in 1993. Measuring 8.5" x 11", this piece is in like-new condition. It is hand-signed by the artist and includes an artist's certificate of authenticity.
This haunting composition captures a bleak and desolate landscape teeming with surreal imagery. Dominated by colossal stone crosses and eroded figures, the piece exudes a sense of decay and otherworldly silence. Ghostly, shrouded beings appear frozen in time—suspended between life and death—while jagged, skeletal fists break through the earth in frozen defiance. The carefully rendered texture of the figures, dripping with sharp, icicle-like fragments, gives the impression of a cursed and eternal stillness.
The barren ground, etched with eerie detail, adds to the feeling of desolation, while shadowy forms emerge like remnants of forgotten souls. Markham’s use of line work and shading creates depth and atmosphere, pulling the viewer into a realm of unsettling quiet where time has ceased to move. The delicate, aged paper enhances the work’s timeless, macabre aesthetic.
Eternal Grave is a striking and thought-provoking piece that will resonate with collectors of dark surrealism and Gothic art. Markham’s masterful depiction of decay and frozen existence makes this artwork a must-have for anyone drawn to themes of mortality, transcendence, and the eerie beauty found in forgotten places.
