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

At the Studios de la Victorine in Nice, 1955, Pablo Picasso works on a bucolic pastoral scene intended as a background for the film "Le mystère Picasso." Shirtless and seen from the back, his body is taut with concentration as he extends a continuous, fluid line across the large drawing paper. The modernist composition features a prominent, stylized nude figure. To the right, his daughter Maya Picasso stands in profile, observing her father. Dramatic side lighting casts long shadows of the artist and a nearby ladder onto the wall, interacting with the lines of the artwork.

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:

AtWork, Music, Musicians, MysterePicasso, StripedShirt

Filename:

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