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)

In a moment of quiet concentration, Pablo Picasso is deeply engrossed in his work at Mas Notre-Dame-de-Vie in Mougins, 1970. Dressed in a bright red shirt and a light blue sweater vest, his hands remain steady as he creates the etching "Les coulisses du tableau: odalisque et peintre." The photograph was taken while Quinn filmed the eighty-nine-year-old artist, who had asked to be recorded making a drypoint to demonstrate his unwavering dexterity.

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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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