During filming of "Le mystère Picasso". Pablo Picasso working on "Tête de femme" with colored ink. He 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.
At the Studios de la Victorine in Nice, Pablo Picasso works on the ink drawing "Tête de femme" for the film "Le mystère Picasso." A special frame holds a translucent surface, allowing a camera on the other side to film the drawing as it is born. Cast in shadow, Picasso is seen in profile, his focus directed entirely toward the brightly illuminated piece, capturing an intimate moment of artistic creation. 1955.
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- "Tête de femme", 1955. MPParis:1983.35
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