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." For the film, a frame was constructed to hold translucent paper, allowing a camera to film the drawing's creation from one side while Picasso drew on the other. This technique creates a powerful chiaroscuro, with the artist in dark silhouette against his brightly illuminated cubist drawing. A nearby table, cluttered with jars of ink and brushes, is partially revealed by the light, focusing all attention on the act of creation.

Artworks:

"Tête de femme", 1955. MPParis:1983.35

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

AtWork, MysterePicasso

Filename:

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