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)

At Mas Notre-Dame-de-Vie in Mougins, Pablo Picasso works on the etching "Les coulisses du tableau: odalisque et peintre," 1970. The 89-year-old artist, seen through a wide-angle lens, leans forward in concentration from a curved armchair. This image was made for Edward Quinn's film "Pablo Picasso l'homme et son oeuvre," as Picasso wished to demonstrate the enduring steadiness of his hand. The lens's characteristic distortion curves the cluttered studio, enveloping the artist among his books, papers, and works of art.

Artworks:

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

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

AtWork, RockingChair

Filename:

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