Jul 22
Démoniaque (c. 1904) by Alfred Philippe Roll (French, 1846 – 1919), graphite and pastel on paper, 243 × 142 cm (approximately 95.7 × 55.9 in), Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris
#Démoniaque#Alfred Philippe Roll#drawing#my upload#pastel#graphite#20th century#art#it translates to Demonic or Possessed#The Demonic archetype: In art at the turn of the 20th century#the term often referred to a state of being influenced or tormented by a demon#Roll's work frequently explored lyrical and expressive figures and in this piece the title highlights inner turmoil#intense anguish or a passionate almost wild state of ecstasy#Stylistic context: During the Belle Époque the theme of a démoniaque allowed artists to break away from rigid academic realism#to explore psychological intensity hysteria or raw human emotion#The Medium: Executed in chalk and pastel the soft yet dynamic medium perfectly captures the shadowy frenetic#and turbulent emotional state the artist was depicting
