Pablo Picasso and Maya Picasso during filming of "Le mystère Picasso", documentary. Nice, Studios de la Victorine, 1955.

During the filming of the documentary "Le mystère Picasso," a shirtless Pablo Picasso takes a break for a drink. He is assisted by his daughter, Maya, in positioning a large canvas depicting a stylized, reclining female nude. The candid moment was captured in 1955 at the Studios de la Victorine in Nice, where the artwork and figures cast long shadows across the concrete floor.

Artworks:

"Femme nue allongée" or "Grand nu allongé aux bras croisés", 1955. Warncke:525

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

AtWork, MysterePicasso

Filename:

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