Pablo Picasso and Henri-Georges Clouzot. During filming of "Le mystère Picasso", documentary. Nice, Studios de la Victorine, 1955.
At the Studios de la Victorine in Nice, 1955, director Henri-Georges Clouzot films Pablo Picasso for the documentary "Le mystère Picasso." Captured from a high angle, the bare-chested artist stands with his back to the camera, intently painting a stylized female nude on a large horizontal canvas. The raw, industrial-looking studio is filled with the equipment of both art and filmmaking, as a film crew, cameras, and studio lights surround Picasso at his work, blending the privacy of creation with the public nature of a film set.
Artworks:
- "Femme nue allongée" or "Grand nu allongé aux bras croisés", 1955. Warncke:525
Abbreviations: see Bibliography
Keywords:
AtWork, Camera, FilmSet, MysterePicasso
Filename:
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Photo Edward Quinn, © edwardquinn.com / © Succession Picasso / 2020, ProLitteris, Zurich
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