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.

During the filming of *Le mystère Picasso* at the Studios de la Victorine in Nice, 1955, Pablo Picasso works on "Tête de femme" with colored ink. A special frame holds a translucent sheet, a technique allowing the camera to film the drawing's genesis from the reverse side. Below the emerging abstract face, a cluttered wooden shelf holds small ink pots and crushed Cinzano containers. The curve of a studio ring light is visible at the right.

Artworks:

"Tête de femme", 1955. MPParis:1983.35

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

Camera, FilmSet, MysterePicasso

Filename:

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