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.

During the filming of "Le mystère Picasso" in 1955, Pablo Picasso works on a massive canvas at the Studios de la Victorine in Nice. Seen from behind in a patterned shirt and shorts, the artist is dramatically side-lit, his focus absolute. He is painting a bullfight, capturing the moment a bullfighter is caught on the bull’s horns in a cubist style with bold, white outlines. His brushes and paints are scattered on a workbench below, while in the foreground shadow, the distinct silhouette of a small cat is caught mid-stride.

Artworks:

"Scène de tauromachie (Le torero soulevé)", 1955. Warncke:522

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

AtWork, BullfightArt, MysterePicasso, PaintingUtensils

Filename:

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