Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Tête d’homme

Vallauris 5th International Biennale of Art Ceramics 1976

This work, also known as Head of a Man, is considered one of Picasso's early Cubist works, dating from 1908.
The painting is characterized by the use of geometric shapes for facial features and overlapping color fields to create volumes.
It also shows influences from non-Western cultures, particularly African wooden masks, as seen in the color palette of brown and gray, the simplified facial features, the upturned nose, and the large eyes.
The work is described as a vivid depiction of the projected self-perception of the artist during that period.