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Pablo Picasso and Piero Crommelynck. Signing "Beau gentilhomme espagnol et femme à barbe". Mas Notre-Dame-de-Vie, Mougins 1969. - Photo by Edward Quinn

Pablo Picasso and Piero Crommelynck. Signing "Beau gentilhomme espagnol et femme à barbe". Mas Notre-Dame-de-Vie, Mougins 1969.

In his studio at Mas Notre-Dame-de-Vie, Mougins, Pablo Picasso sits beside printer Piero Crommelynck to sign the work "Beau gentilhomme espagnol et femme à barbe" in 1969. The scene, distorted by a fisheye lens, captures the two men intently examining a large portfolio at a dark table. Picasso, wearing glasses and a v-neck sweater, leans in close as Crommelynck observes. Behind them, arched French windows are framed by light curtains, and a self-portrait of the artist hangs on the wall.

Artworks:

  • "Beau gentilhomme espagnol et femme à barbe", Suite 347 L263 (I), 1968. Bloch.II:1743; Geiser/Baer:1760.Bb1
  • "Maja et Célestine", Suite 347 L120, 1968. Bloch.II:1602; Geiser/Baer:1617.Bb1

    • Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

AtWork, Signature

Filename:

pic690142.jpg

Photo Edward Quinn, © edwardquinn.com / © Succession Picasso / 2020, ProLitteris, Zurich
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