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" in 1955, Pablo Picasso is silhouetted as he works on "Tête de femme." Seated in the dark studios of La Victorine in Nice, he focuses on the brightly illuminated artwork, a bold cubist portrait. For the film, Picasso drew with colored ink on a specially constructed frame of translucent paper, allowing the camera to capture the creative process from the reverse side. To the right, artist's brushes stand in a container, and a sculpted head is partially visible.

Artworks:

"Tête de femme", 1955. MPParis:1983.35

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

AtWork, MysterePicasso

Filename:

pic551212.jpg

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