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 his Mas Notre-Dame-de-Vie home in Mougins, Pablo Picasso works on the etching "Les coulisses du tableau: odalisque et peintre," 1970. Seen from over the shoulder, the artist is deeply focused at a round wooden table, using a stylus-like tool to add detail to the intricate print. At age 89, Picasso specifically asked Edward Quinn to film this process for "Pablo Picasso l' homme et son oeuvre" in order to demonstrate the unwavering steadiness of his hand. His aged hands are prominent, the left wrist bearing a watch with a black strap.

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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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