Picasso’s Self-Portraits from Age 15 - 90

Pablo Picasso is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century. He is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of assemblage, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped pioneered. 

Picasso was exceptionally prolific throughout his long lifetime. The total number of artworks he produced has been estimated at 50,000; comprising 1,885 paintings, 1,228 sculptures, 2,880 ceramics, roughly 12,000 drawings, many thousands of prints, and numerous tapestries and rugs.

Of those thousands of paintings were a number of self-portraits through the years that often reflected the various periods of his artistic career. Below you can find 14 self-portraits from 15 years old to 90 years old.

15 Years Old, 1896

18 Years Old, 1900

20 Years Old, 1901 

24 Years Old, 1906 

25 Years Old, 1907 

35 Years Old, 1917 

56 Years Old, 1938 

83 Years Old, 1965 

85 Years Old, 1966 

89 Years Old, 1971 

90 Years Old, June 28, 1972 

90 Years Old, June 30, 1972 

90 Years Old, July 2, 1972 

90 Years Old, July 3, 1972 

Pablo Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973)