Pablo Picasso painting "La plage à la Garoupe II" for the film "Le mystère Picasso". Nice, Studios de la Victorine, 1955.

Pablo Picasso, cast in a deep silhouette, contemplates his painting "La plage à la Garoupe II". The photograph was taken in 1955 at the Studios de la Victorine in Nice during the filming of "Le mystère Picasso". The wide, modernist canvas rests on a low bench, flanked by pedestals bearing artist’s materials. Its composition moves from simple figures on the left to dynamic dancing forms in the center and a complex, totem-like figure on the right. The image's raw quality enhances its intimate, behind-the-scenes atmosphere.

Artworks:

"La plage à la Garoupe II", 1955. Warncke:524; José Mestre Collection, Barcelona

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

AtWork, MysterePicasso

Filename:

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