Pablo Picasso working on a bucolic pastoral scene on drawing paper which was to serve as background for the film "Le mystère Picasso". Nice, Studios de la Victorine 1955.

At the Studios de la Victorine in Nice, 1955, a shirtless Pablo Picasso leans forward with a slight smile, his hand resting on a large camera. He is captured during the making of the film "Le mystère Picasso." To his right, a younger man with a pipe stands with hands on his hips. In the background, a tall drawing paper displays the bucolic pastoral scene—with dynamic nudes and a faun—that Picasso was creating to serve as a background for the film. The dim, focused lighting creates an intimate and dramatic atmosphere.

Artworks:

"Musicien, nymphe à la chêvre et danseuse au tambourin", 1955. Not in the film. Cooper, D. Picasso et le Théâtre. Paris 1968:402

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

Camera, FilmSet, Music, Musicians, MysterePicasso

Filename:

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