I'm Not Gonna Write You A Love Song / Cause You Asked For It

Thomas Mann's novel Doctor Faustus is about Adrian Leverkühn, a fictional composer who makes a deal with the devil in exchange for twenty-four years of creative genius.
Words: check. Visual? What does a soulless composer look like? Take one:


Adrian Leverkuhn by Joshua Hughes
2007
oil on canvas
25" x 21"

(image via SaatchiGallery)