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.

Pablo Picasso at work during the filming of "Le mystère Picasso" at the Studios de la Victorine in Nice, 1955. For the film, a frame was constructed to hold a translucent surface, allowing a camera to record the creative process from the reverse side as he drew. Here, his cubist-style ink drawing, "Tête de femme," is held by clips against a dark opening. Below the artwork, a cluttered shelf holds ink bottles and crushed cardboard boxes. A large ring light, partially in frame, casts stark light and deep shadows across the textured studio walls.

Artworks:

"Tête de femme", 1955. MPParis:1983.35

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

Camera, FilmSet, MysterePicasso

Filename:

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