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 a dimly lit room at the Studios de la Victorine in Nice, Pablo Picasso is captured in profile while filming "Le mystère Picasso" in 1955. Wearing a simple tank top, he works intently on the ink drawing "Tête de femme." The artwork is rendered on a translucent sheet stretched over a frame, a technique that allowed the camera to film the drawing as it was born from the reverse side. The backlit panel serves as the primary light source, illuminating Picasso's focused expression against the surrounding shadows and his cluttered workbench.

Artworks:

"Tête de femme", 1955. MPParis:1983.35

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

AtWork, MysterePicasso

Filename:

pic551201.jpg

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