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" at the Studios de la Victorine in Nice, 1955, Pablo Picasso contemplates his work. For the film, he drew "Tête de femme" with colored ink on a sheet of translucent paper stretched over a custom frame. This setup, with the artwork itself acting as the primary light source, allowed a camera to film the drawing’s creation from the reverse side. The artist, seen here in profile, remains mostly in shadow, his attention fixed on the brightly illuminated image.

Artworks:

"Tête de femme", 1955. MPParis:1983.35

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

AtWork, MysterePicasso

Filename:

pic551195.jpg

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