Printer Hidalgo Arnéra at his printing press with a Pablo Picasso linocut. Vallauris 1960. - Photo by Edward Quinn

Printer Hidalgo Arnéra at his printing press with a Pablo Picasso linocut. Vallauris 1960.

In his Vallauris workshop in 1960, printer Hidalgo Arnéra stands beside his large, vintage printing press. He is hunched in concentration, carefully inspecting a linocut created by Pablo Picasso. The massive machine dominates the frame, its complex metal gears visible. A single bare lightbulb attached to the press starkly illuminates the work area, casting deep shadows throughout the utilitarian space and highlighting a plate bearing a line drawing on the flatbed.


Artworks:

  • "Plante aux toritos", 25.6.56/9.4.60. Bloch.I:948; Geiser/Baer:1214.IIBd (prints from this linoblock see Pic600429 - Pic600439)
  • Abbreviations: see Bibliography


Keywords:

AtWork

Filename:

pic601283.jpg



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