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 filming of "Le mystère Picasso" at the Studios de la Victorine in Nice, 1955, Pablo Picasso works on his painting "Nature morte." Seated in profile and dressed in shorts, his arm is outstretched as he applies bold, black lines to a large, glowing surface. This was a specially constructed frame with translucent paper, which Picasso painted on from one side while a camera filmed the artwork’s emergence from the other. The illuminated sheet is the primary light source, creating a high-contrast scene focused entirely on the act of artistic creation.

Artworks:

"Nature morte", 1955. MPParis:1983.24

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

AtWork, MysterePicasso

Filename:

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