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.

In the near darkness of the Studios de la Victorine in Nice, Pablo Picasso is captured in profile during the 1955 filming of "Le mystère Picasso." Leaning forward with intense concentration, he works on "Tête de femme" with ink. For the film, he drew on translucent paper stretched on a frame, allowing a camera on the reverse side to film the drawing as it was born. The stark contrast between the brightly illuminated cubist artwork and the artist deep in shadow creates a dramatic atmosphere focused on the act of creation.

Artworks:

"Tête de femme", 1955. MPParis:1983.35

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

AtWork, MysterePicasso

Filename:

pic551211.jpg

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