In order to do his signature backwards on "La Célestine", 1955. Pablo Picasso was forced to practise for half an hour before he got a result that satisfied Clouzot. "La Célestine", 1955. "Le mystère Picasso", Nice, Studios de la Victorine 1955.
At the Studios de la Victorine in Nice, 1955, Pablo Picasso leans over a sawhorse table during the filming of *Le mystère Picasso*. Director Henri-Georges Clouzot and a crew member watch as the artist practices his signature backwards for the painting *La Célestine*. The effort took half an hour of practice before the result satisfied Clouzot. Dressed in a sleeveless shirt and shorts, Picasso pauses his work to look directly at the camera, capturing a moment of intense creative collaboration.
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