The Offering of Mephistopheles

Roland ParisC.1930

Museo Art Nouveau y Art Déco - Casa Lis
Salamanca, Spain

In this small sculpture we find both the formal characteristics of Art Deco (straight lines, geometric and balanced forms) and an excellent workmanship of cold patina that gives the work its wonderful colour. The position of the devil is highly symbolic.

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Title: The Offering of Mephistopheles
Creator: Roland Paris
Creator Lifespan: 1894/1945
Creator Gender: None
Creator Birth Place: Germany
Date Created: C.1930
Physical Dimensions: h405 mm
Type: Chryselephantine sculpture
Rights: Photo: Oscar J. Gonz=E1lez Hern=E1ndez
Medium: Bronze, ivory and marble

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