Pablo Picasso washing a linocut print to remove surplus ink. Even though he was nearly eighty at the time he did this work, he enjoyed the physical effort and the adventure. Mas Notre-Dame-de-Vie, Mougins 1964.

In a high-angle photograph, Pablo Picasso leans intently over a sink, washing a linocut print to remove surplus ink. Captured in 1964 in the intricately tiled bathroom of his home, Mas Notre-Dame-de-Vie in Mougins, the artist is wholly absorbed in the technical process. Even though he was nearly eighty years old at the time, Picasso enjoyed the physical effort and adventure inherent in his work.

Artworks:

"Cinque sujets différents", 1964 (not 1959-1961). Picasso Estampes 1904-1974, exh.cat., Fondation Pierre Gianadda. Martigny 1981. Cat. 134. ("Bacchanale au chat et à la chèvre (Musicien et danseur)" 1959. Geiser/Baer:1261). See also Geiser/Baer:1257.BA. Works on Paper from the Pablo Picasso Estate (Anderson Galleries, Locust Valley, 2006.)

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

AtWork, Music, Musicians

Filename:

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