Jacqueline wearing the ceramic necklace molded by pablo picasso, 1957, villa la californie, cannes despite the language barrier, and being from two seemingly different worlds, the two men were firm friends, and thanks to their friendship, we can glimpse into the life and work of one of the 20th century’s greatest artists. ‘when I was at picasso’s house, I spoke very, very little,’ explained duncan. ![]() it’s very important to emphasize that I was not an art professional, and that was what he expected of me,’ said duncan about his relationship with picasso.ĭuncan had only a basic level of spanish, and picasso couldn’t speak english, meaning the two communicated with few words. ‘I wasn’t an artist or an art historian… I was just a guy he liked, a guy with a camera. Picasso was photographed by many great photographers throughout his life but his friendship with duncan-who he called ‘ismael’-is particularly fascinating as the american photojournalist was more versed in covering wars than artists. each photograph was taken in prevailing light conditions and the camera was even equipped with extremely quiet shutters so as not to disturb the painter. Photo © david douglas duncan/succession picasso 2022ĭuncan, who died in 2018, used a custom-built leicaM3D to shoot picasso, capturing him mostly in moments of creative intimacy. from this unusual introduction, the pair went on to develop a 17-year-long friendship until picasso’s death in 1973. ![]() ![]() he was invited inside by picasso’s wife jacqueline roque to find the artist soaking in the bathtub. the man behind the lens is david douglas duncan, an american war photographer who became friends with picasso following an opportune meeting at the artist’s la californie home in cannes.Īs art legend goes, duncan rang the bell of la californie in 1956 on the off chance of photographing the famous spanish painter. 100 photographscapturing the intimate world of pablo picasso between 19 have been donated to photo élysée-a museum dedicated to photography in lausanne, switzerland.
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