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, in Vallauris, Pablo Picasso intently examines a box of grayscale color swatches with a young man in 1953. At the time, Picasso was creating the sculpture "La femme à la clé (La Taulière)" from odds and ends. To the left, another man holds a film clapperboard dated "4 JUILLET," indicating this moment of creative consultation was captured during the making of a film. The working studio is filled with easels, tools, and a sculpted head on a stand.

Artworks:

"La femme à la clé (La Taulière)", 1954. Spies:237
And from left: part (woman) of "La femme à la poussette", 1950. Spies:407;
"Tête de femme", 1951. Spies:412

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

AtWork, FilmSet, Sculptures

Filename:

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