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 dimly lit Studios de la Victorine in Nice, Pablo Picasso is captured during the filming of "Le mystère Picasso" in 1955. Seen from behind, his arm is extended as he works on "Tête de femme" with colored ink. He draws on a large, translucent surface, specially constructed to allow a camera to film the drawing being born from the other side. The light from the bold, abstract portrait casts the artist in silhouette, illuminating a cluttered table with ink bottles and a thin trail of smoke hanging in the air.

Artworks:

"Tête de femme", 1955. MPParis:1983.35

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

AtWork, MysterePicasso

Filename:

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