During filming of "Le mystère Picasso" by Henri-Georges Clouzot. Picasso working on "Nature morte". Picasso had a frame constructed on which he could stretch a transluscent piece of paper. He drew on one side, and the camera filmed the drawing being born from the other side. Nice, Studios de la Victorine 1955.
During the filming of Henri-Georges Clouzot’s "Le mystère Picasso" at the Studios de la Victorine in Nice, 1955, Pablo Picasso is captured in intense concentration. Seen in profile, the artist uses a small electric fan to dry the paint on his "Nature morte." For the film, Picasso worked on a large, translucent sheet, brightly illuminated so the camera could capture the artwork’s creation from the other side. This strong lighting casts his face and body in sharp relief against the deep shadows of the studio, a cluttered space of paint pots and brushes.
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- "Nature morte", 1955. MPP:1983.24; Wofsy.55:105
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