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 captured from behind during the filming of Henri-Georges Clouzot’s "Le mystère Picasso." He works with colored ink on "Tête de femme," a cubist-style face drawn on a translucent surface illuminated from behind. For the film, this special setup allowed the camera to capture the artwork as it was being born. The artist, in a dark sleeveless shirt, leans forward in concentration, his arm poised over a table cluttered with bottles of ink and a palette.

Artworks:

"Tête de femme", 1955. MPParis:1983.35

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

AtWork, MysterePicasso

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