Clapperboard for the film directed by Luciano Emmer. Pablo Picasso working in his sculpture studio Le Fournas making a sculpture figure with odds and ends from his scrap heap. The finished sculpture got the name "La femme à la clé (La Taulière)" ("Woman with a key"). Le Fournas, Vallauris 1953.

In his sculpture studio Le Fournas, Pablo Picasso looks towards the camera as a clapperboard is presented for Luciano Emmer’s film about the artist. Dressed in a light-colored knit shirt, Picasso holds an element for a figure assembled from his scrap heap—the sculpture that would become "La femme à la clé". The board, marked with the film's title "PICASSO" and the director's name, "L. EMMER", signals the start of a silent, daytime take in the cluttered creative space. Vallauris, 1953.

Artworks:

"La femme à la clé (La Taulière)", 1954. Spies:237
"Bouquet de fleurs", 1951. Spies:470.II; MPParis:348
"Tête de femme", 1951. Spies:412

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

AtWork, FilmSet, Sculptures

Filename:

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