Smoking Skeleton (The Cook and Friends) 

"Smoking Skeleton (The Cook and Friends)" is a painting by William Balthazar Rose, an American artist. The artwork depicts a group of figures, including a smoking skeleton, a chef, and a man riding a horse. The painting has a whimsical, even macabre quality, hinting at themes of mortality and the fragility of life. The artist's choice of colors and brushstrokes lends a surreal and dreamlike quality to the work, further emphasizing the mysterious atmosphere.