Pablo Picasso portrays a stage in the bullfight when the bullfighter is caught by the horns of the bull. During filming of "Le mystère Picasso". Nice, Studios de la Victorine, 1955. (Digitized from Vintage Print, original negative missing)
In a dramatically lit studio during the filming of "Le mystère Picasso" in Nice, 1955, Pablo Picasso is engrossed in his work. Seen in profile, he leans forward to paint a monumental canvas resting on a cluttered surface. The work in progress depicts a stage in a bullfight—the chaotic moment the bullfighter is caught on the bull’s horns—rendered in a stark, cubist style with bold white outlines on a dark background. The tools of his trade lie scattered, illuminated by a high light source that casts deep shadows.
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Artworks:
- "Scène de tauromachie (Le torero soulevé)", 1955. Warncke:522
Abbreviations: see Bibliography
Keywords:
AtWork, BullfightArt, MysterePicasso, PaintingUtensils
Filename:
pic550104.jpg
Photo Edward Quinn, © edwardquinn.com / © Succession Picasso / 2020, ProLitteris, Zurich
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