Hidalgo Arena's printing press with a Pablo Picasso linocut. Vallauris 1960.

In Hidalgo Arena's Vallauris workshop in 1960, a linocut by Pablo Picasso is set within the bed of a printing press. A single, bare bulb casts a focused light, creating strong highlights on the printing plate's intricate, cubist-like portrait. The stylized face, showing both profile and frontal views simultaneously, is defined by patterns of lines and dots. The surrounding heavy machinery, including a large roller, is cast in deep shadow, emphasizing the artwork at a key stage in the printmaking process.

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Artworks:

"Femme au collier (II)" or "Portrait de Jacqueline accoudée au collier", 1959. Bloch.I:928; Geiser/Baer :1258

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