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 1955 filming of "Le mystère Picasso" at the Studios de la Victorine in Nice, Pablo Picasso works on "Tête de femme" with colored ink. Seen in profile, his face shows intense concentration as he leans over his creation. For the film, he used a specially constructed frame with translucent paper, drawing on one side while a camera filmed from the other. The brightly illuminated surface silhouettes his hand and casts a dramatic glow on his face, capturing the cubist-style line drawing at the moment of its birth.

Artworks:

"Tête de femme", 1955. MPParis:1983.35

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

AtWork, MysterePicasso

Filename:

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