Pablo Picasso doing the charcoal drawing "Vue de Village" of the view from Le Fournas. Vallauris 26.6.1953. - Photo by Edward Quinn

Pablo Picasso doing the charcoal drawing "Vue de Village" of the view from Le Fournas. Vallauris 26.6.1953.

Viewed through a doorway, this photograph captures a private moment of creative concentration in Pablo Picasso’s studio at Le Fournas in Vallauris on June 26, 1953. The artist, dressed in a knit sweater, leans intently toward a wooden easel, creating the charcoal drawing "Vue de Village." His workspace is filled with canvases, materials, and personal effects, including a shelf holding vases and a small crucifix, with a photographic portrait of his own face tacked to the wall.


Artworks:

  • "Vue de Village", 26.6.1953
  • "Femme couchée", 1953. Zervos.XV:256
  • "Centaure", 1949. Spies:343 (bronze: )
  • Abbreviations: see Bibliography


Keywords:

AtWork, Ceramics, Sculptures

Filename:

pic531162.jpg



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