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.

At the Studios de la Victorine in Nice in 1955, Pablo Picasso is filmed for Henri-Georges Clouzot’s "Le mystère Picasso." Seen in profile and largely in shadow, he creates "Tête de femme" with ink. For the film, he drew on translucent paper stretched over a special frame, allowing the camera to record the work’s birth from the reverse side. The drawing itself, brightly illuminated from behind, thus becomes the primary light source in the studio, casting a glow on the table of art supplies in the foreground.

Artworks:

"Tête de femme", 1955. MPParis:1983.35

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

AtWork, MysterePicasso

Filename:

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