Henri-Georges Clouzot and Pablo Picasso at work during filming of "Le mystère Picasso", documentary. Nice, Studios de la Victorine, 1955.
From a high-angle perspective, shirtless artist Pablo Picasso is captured from the back as he works on a large, cubist-style painting of a reclining nude. To his left, director Henri-Georges Clouzot, in a striped shirt, watches intently. In the foreground, a cameraman operates a vintage film camera, recording the creative process for the documentary "Le mystère Picasso." The scene is set within the raw, utilitarian space of the Studios de la Victorine in Nice in 1955, complete with professional lighting equipment and the typical clutter of an artist’s workspace.
Artworks:
- "Femme nue allongée" or "Grand nu allongé aux bras croisés", 1955. Warncke:525
Abbreviations: see Bibliography
Keywords:
AtWork, Camera, FilmSet, MysterePicasso
Filename:
pic550906.jpg
Photo Edward Quinn, © edwardquinn.com / © Succession Picasso / 2020, ProLitteris, Zurich
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