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Picasso in his Mougins Studio, Notre Dame, de Vie (Picasso dans son atelier de Mougins, Notre Dame de Vie)
Picasso in his Mougins Studio, Notre Dame, de Vie (Picasso dans son atelier de Mougins, Notre Dame de Vie)

Picasso in his Mougins Studio, Notre Dame, de Vie (Picasso dans son atelier de Mougins, Notre Dame de Vie)

Artist Lucien Clergue (French, 1934 - 2014)
Date1965
DimensionsOverall: 12 x 9 7/16 in. (30.5 x 24 cm);
Image: 11 x 7 1/4 in. (28 x 18.4 cm)
MediumGelatin-silver print
ClassificationPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Dorothy M. Price
Object number
1988.22H
Not on View
Label TextAt their first meeting, Lucien Clergue showed a series of his photographs to Pablo Picasso that dealt with death through close-up images of the rotting carcasses of animals. According to Michel Tournier, who wrote the introduction to Eros and Thanatos: Lucien Clergue, published in 1985, Picasso’s own creative juices were stimulated as he had a skinned rabbit brought from the kitchen, “But you know, I can do carcasses too,” and proceeded to make a drawing for the young photographer. It is interesting to speculate on what continuing effect Clergue’s images had on Picasso’s art, as the two men remained very close friends (Picasso was godfather to Clergue’s daughter) until the death of Picasso.
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Image Not Available for Picasso: Notre Dame de Vie
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