What is Picasso's self-portrait?

Self-Portrait (sometimes also titled Autoportrait) from 1938 depicts a 57-year-old Picasso, but here, we see him in an almost Surrealistic abstraction as a biomorphic figuration in the act of painting; he is holding his palette and standing in front of his easel with a paintbrush in his left hand.

How did Picasso change his art?

The following year, Picasso's art transformed again. His self-portrait from 1907 portrays the artist with a more stylized face, featuring his iconic almond eyes. Additionally, his use of black lines is sharper and bolder, clearly defining his portrait before the orange background.

How old was Pablo Picasso when he painted himself?

Self-Portrait from 1896 was one of Pablo Picasso’s earliest portraits of himself; he was around 15 years old. This was during the time when he lived in Barcelona with his family and attended the La Llotja School of Fine Arts. His style was described as “academic Realism” at the time.

What color palette did Picasso use?

Following his blue period, Picasso’s work began to show Primitive influences. He also began to use a warmer color palette of pinks during his Rose Period, and, in 1907, his well-known Cubist stage began. As apparent in his self-portrait of the same year, this style incorporates geometry, fractured forms, and thick, black lines.