Since 1901, Portrait of Mateu Fernández de Soto has hidden an earlier Picasso painting of a woman. The identity of the sitter and the purpose of the original portrait remain unknown.

The 1901 painting titled "Portrait of Mateu Fernández de Soto" portrays the eponymously named sculptor, a friend of the young Picasso. At just 19 years old, Picasso had recently arrived in Paris for ...

The woman’s portrait sheds new light on the artist’s early years in Paris. Picasso visited the city for the first time in 1900, when he was just beginning to develop his unique style.

Early on, the artist shed his father’s name, Ruiz, and adopted his mother’s more memorable Picasso. He began dating his paintings so they could one day be assembled in chronological order.

Art historians have uncovered a hidden portrait beneath Pablo Picasso ... The concealed figure, a woman resembling Picasso’s early muses, highlights his evolving style and the Blue Period's ...

While most people know Pablo Picasso for his distorted portraits ... from the more controlled works of his early years to the very whimsical paintings and sculptures from the end of his career.

The exhibition at M+ pairs the Spanish master’s works with those of four generations of Asian and Asian-diasporic artists, ...

The 1901 painting titled "Portrait of Mateu Fernández de Soto" portrays the eponymously named sculptor, a friend of the young Picasso. At just 19 years old, Picasso had recently arrived in Paris ...