Art wall "self portrait 1907" by pablo picasso 14x18 gallery wrapped canvas art. the self portrait 1907 was completed during the working of les demoiselles d"avignon, while picasso took a break from the evolving epic piece, which at this stage featured two male figures, a sailor and medical student. these were later painted out in the final work to leave the celebrated female nude group. this self-portrait is interesting as an early development of the final primitive mask-like from in les demoiselles d"avignon. picasso apparently bought two primitive iberian sculptured heads from apollinaire"s secretary early that year. these had been stolen from the louvre in paris. a study of the sculptures no doubt influenced many works of this period, including this portrait, whose features have a distinct three-dimensional sculpture quality. the picture"s child-like air is significant, with the emphasis on the staring, almost vacant aspect of the eyes, a fascination revisited in final works such.