Henri-Georges Clouzot and Pablo Picasso at work during filming of "Le mystère Picasso", documentary. Nice, Studios de la Victorine, 1955.
Director Henri-Georges Clouzot and a shirtless Pablo Picasso are captured from behind as they contemplate a large canvas during the filming of *Le mystère Picasso*. Taken in 1955 at the Studios de la Victorine in Nice, the high-angle photograph shows the two men in a cluttered working studio. Their shared focus is a stylized painting of a reclining female nude, dated "23.3.55" on the canvas. The space around them is filled with art supplies, filmmaking equipment, and coiled cables, capturing a moment of creative pause.
Artworks:
- "Femme nue allongée" or "Grand nu allongé aux bras croisés", 1955. Warncke:525
Abbreviations: see Bibliography
Keywords:
AtWork, Camera, FilmSet, MysterePicasso
Filename:
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Photo Edward Quinn, © edwardquinn.com / © Succession Picasso / 2020, ProLitteris, Zurich
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