During filming of "Le mystère Picasso". Pablo Picasso working on "Nature morte". Pablo Picasso had a frame constructed on which he could stretch a transluscent piece of paper. He drew on one side, and the camera filmed the drawing being born from the other side. Nice, Studios de la Victorine 1955.

At the Studios de la Victorine in Nice, 1955, Pablo Picasso works on “Nature morte” for the film *Le mystère Picasso*. For this project, he drew on a translucent surface that was lit from behind, allowing a camera on the opposite side to film the artwork’s creation. The piece itself thus becomes the primary light source, dramatically illuminating the artist’s focused profile and bare arm as he applies thick, black lines to the cubist composition.

Artworks:

"Nature morte", 1955. MPParis:1983.24

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

AtWork, MysterePicasso

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