blue painting woman and bird — Pablo Picasso, Femme à l'oiseau (Woman with Bird) 7 April, 1971 (I) Modified oil on canvas, 91,5 x 72,5 cm. Fundación Almine y Bernard Ruiz-Picasso, Madrid © Succession Picasso/Bildupphovsrätt 2024. Photo: Marc Domage © FABA.

Pablo Picasso

The Late Picasso

22.11 2025 – 5.4 2026

Stockholm

The latter part of Pablo Picasso’s artistic career is marked by an almost restless production of work. The exhibition comprises some seventy paintings from the years 1963–1972 where he demonstrates a directness in his painting that resonates with later generations of artists.

Based on a whole life’s experience, Picasso used a broad and seemingly nonchalant brushstroke in the 1960s and early 1970s. The mix of motifs ranging from self-portraits, depictions of models and pure fantasy scenes show Picasso’s process-oriented way of working and his ambition to constantly create unprecedented forms of expression.

The works from the period were overlooked in several larger retrospective exhibitions after the artist’s death in 1973, but in light of the development of painting from the 1980s onwards, they have been re evaluated and nowadays his later work is considered to be pioneering. The exhibition provides a unique possibility for the audience to get to know this part of Picasso’s oeuvre.