Bust of a young boy

In this vibrant late-period drawing, Picasso captures the youthful presence of a young boy through a confident economy of line and color. The face is structured around a central vertical axis, subtly dividing the features and evoking Picasso’s enduring exploration of duality and psychological complexity. Swift, gestural strokes in blue, green, yellow, and red animate the surface, while the child’s direct gaze lends the composition a quiet intensity. Created during a period of remarkable creative freedom, the work exemplifies Picasso’s late style—spontaneous, playful, and deeply expressive—where portraiture becomes both an emotional impression and a formal experiment.