Pablo Picasso during filming of "Le mystère Picasso". Nice, Studios de la Victorine 1955.

At the Studios de la Victorine in Nice, Pablo Picasso sits in concentration during the 1955 filming of *Le mystère Picasso*. On a minimalist theatrical stage, he is illuminated by a spotlight that creates a pool of light around his seat on a simple black box. In the center, a freestanding wooden structure displays two of his abstract artworks, lit from within like windows. To the right, another spotlight catches an artist’s easel, while the surrounding area is steeped in deep shadow, creating a dramatic, focused atmosphere on the worn wooden floor.

Artworks:

"Tête de faune", 1955. Zervos.XVI:394
"Tête de faune jouant à la diaule", 1955. Zervos.XV:399

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

FilmSet, MysterePicasso

Filename:

pic550244.jpg

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