Printer Hidalgo Arnéra at his printing press with a Pablo Picasso linocut. Vallauris 1960.

Printer Hidalgo Arnéra leans intently over his printing press in Vallauris, 1960. Dressed in a work jacket, his right hand is blurred with motion as he wipes the surface of a linocut by Pablo Picasso. The plate's incised, stylized floral design rests on the flatbed, next to the press's massive roller and spoked gear wheel. Focused lighting highlights Arnéra's concentrated expression and the details of the plate, drawing the viewer’s attention to the precise act of creation within the deeply shadowed workshop.

Artworks:

"Plante aux toritos", 25.6.56/9.4.60. Bloch.I:948; Geiser/Baer:1214.IIBd (prints from this linoblock see Pic600429 - Pic600439)

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

AtWork

Filename:

pic601288.jpg

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