Pablo Picasso using a sharp instrument to scrape the surface of a clay plate as he designs a portrait. During filming of "Pablo Picasso", director Luciano Emmer, (left) and Pablo Picasso. Madoura pottery, Vallauris 14.10.1953.

At the Madoura pottery in Vallauris, director Luciano Emmer (left) films Pablo Picasso for a documentary on 14 October 1953. Head bowed in concentration, the artist uses a sharp instrument to scrape a portrait onto a clay plate. He wears a dark, long-sleeved pullover, a lit cigarette held in his left hand as he works. The cluttered table before him is scattered with tools and other ceramic pieces, including a large platter with an incised, stylized face.

Artworks:

"Tête d'homme" or "Plat rectangulaire orné d'un visage", 1953. RamieA:203, MPBarcelona:64.674; RamieG:285

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

AtWork, Ceramics, pensively

Filename:

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