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 moment of quiet contemplation, Pablo Picasso works on “Tête de femme” with colored ink. This photograph was taken at the Studios de la Victorine in Nice in 1955, during the filming of “Le mystère Picasso.” For the film, a special frame was constructed to hold a translucent piece of paper, illuminated from behind. Seen here in profile with his hand to his chin, Picasso draws on one side while a camera on the other captures the bold, cubist-style face as it comes into being, making it appear to glow in the darkened studio.

Artworks:

"Tête de femme", 1955. MPParis:1983.35

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

AtWork, MysterePicasso

Filename:

pic551204.jpg

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