Pablo Picasso working on the etching "Les coulisses du tableau: odalisque et peintre", 1970. Mas Notre-Dame-de-Vie, Mougins 1970. This photo sequence was made during the making of Quinn’s film "Pablo Picasso l' homme et son oeuvre". "When Pablo Picasso was eighty-nine he asked Quinn to film him making a drypoint in order to demonstrate the steadiness of his hand". (Quinn in conversation with Marilyn McCully 1983)

Deep in concentration at his home, Mas Notre-Dame-de-Vie in Mougins, Pablo Picasso works on the etching "Les coulisses du tableau: odalisque et peintre." Wearing a red shirt and blue sweater vest, the 89-year-old artist leans over a wooden table, his brow furrowed. With a stylus-like tool in his right hand and his left steadying the small plate, his unwavering precision is evident. This photograph was taken in 1970 during the filming of Edward Quinn’s documentary, for which Picasso sought to demonstrate the steadiness of his hand.

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"Suite 156 L003. Les coulisses du tableau: odalisque et peintre", 1970. Bloch.IV:1858; Geiser/Baer:1893.IX Ba.
Hakone:107

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

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