Pablo Picasso working on a bucolic pastoral scene on drawing paper which was to serve as background for the film "Le mystère Picasso". Maya Picasso on the right. Nice, Studios de la Victorine 1955.

Pablo Picasso, shirtless and perched on a ladder, works on a large pastoral scene at the Studios de la Victorine in Nice, 1955. The minimalist line drawing on paper was created to serve as a background for Henri-Georges Clouzot's film, "Le mystère Picasso". His daughter, Maya, stands to the right, observing her father's process. The studio's harsh side lighting casts dramatic, elongated shadows of the artist and ladder across the floor and the artwork itself.

Artworks:

"Musicien, nymphe à la chêvre et danseuse au tambourin", 1955. Not in the film. Cooper, D. Picasso et le Théâtre. Paris 1968:402

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

AtWork, Music, Musicians, MysterePicasso, StripedShirt

Filename:

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