Pablo Picasso at work during filming of "Le mystère Picasso", documentary. Nice, Studios de la Victorine, 1955.
Pablo Picasso stands shirtless and focused on a large painting, his back to the camera. This moment was captured at the Studios de la Victorine in Nice during the 1955 filming of the documentary "Le mystère Picasso." With a paintbrush poised in his right hand, the artist contemplates his work—a reclining nude in his characteristic abstract style. The date "24.7.55" is visible on the wall above the canvas, surrounded by the functional clutter of studio equipment, including a lighting reflector used for the film.
Artworks:
- "Femme nue allongée" or "Grand nu allongé aux bras croisés", 1955. Warncke:525
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Photo Edward Quinn, © edwardquinn.com / © Succession Picasso / 2020, ProLitteris, Zurich
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