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.

During the 1955 filming of "Le mystère Picasso" at the Studios de la Victorine in Nice, Pablo Picasso is captured in profile, deeply engrossed in his work. Seated on a stool in a tank top, his arm is extended as he draws the cubist still life "Nature morte." For the film, a special frame with translucent paper was constructed, allowing a camera on the reverse side to capture the drawing as it was born on the illuminated surface. The dramatic light catches his focused expression and the thick smoke curling above, creating an atmosphere of intense, solitary concentration.

Artworks:

"Nature morte", 1955. MPParis:1983.24

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

AtWork, MysterePicasso

Filename:

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