Art Wall"s "Self Portrait 1907" by Pablo Picasso 14x18 Rolled Canvas Art. Image 14x18 with 2-inch White Accent Border. 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 as "Profile of a Woman"s Face (1960)". There is a passionate sensuality about this younger, happier face compared to earlier self-portraits, though an intensity of look is palpable due to the hatching and harshly contrasting colors, which combine to create a vivid consolidation of energy.