Pablo Picasso portrays a stage in the bullfight when the bullfighter is caught by the horns of the bull. During filming of "Le mystère Picasso". Nice, Studios de la Victorine, 1955.
From a concealed perspective, Pablo Picasso portrays a stage in a bullfight—the moment a bullfighter is caught by the horns. The artist, seen from behind, works on the large canvas under the stark glare of a studio lamp during the filming of "Le mystère Picasso" at the Studios de la Victorine in Nice, 1955. To the left, a film camera is shrouded in shadow. The dark, crisscrossing silhouette in the foreground frames the scene, lending a voyeuristic intimacy to the moment of creation.
Artworks:
- "Scène de tauromachie (Le torero soulevé)", 1955. Warncke:522
Abbreviations: see Bibliography
Keywords:
AtWork, BullfightArt, Camera, FilmSet, MysterePicasso, PaintingUtensils
Filename:
pic550145.jpg
Photo Edward Quinn, © edwardquinn.com / © Succession Picasso / 2020, ProLitteris, Zurich
Terms & Conditions
It was not always easy to identify specific personalities, artworks, places or dates. If you are able to provide identifications or find any errors, we kindly request that you contact us.
The description for this image (but not the title) was generated with the help of AI.