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Picasso's most famous paintings

The top 3 according to 39 votes from people: Guernica · The Old Guitarist · La Vie. (Updated Apr 20, 2025.)

From the Blue Period to Guernica: the Picasso paintings every list repeats and which museum they are in.

Karla Álvarez · · 18 items · 39 votes · 1 comment

Automatically translated (original in Español). See the original

Top 18

  1. 1

    Guernica

    1937. The bombing of the Basque town in black, white and grey; Reina Sofía Museum.

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    4
  2. 2

    The Old Guitarist

    1903-1904. The Blue Period at its purest; Art Institute of Chicago.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  3. 3

    La Vie

    1903. The great allegorical canvas of the Blue Period; Cleveland Museum of Art.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  4. 4

    Boy with a Pipe

    1905. The Rose Period; one of the most expensive paintings ever auctioned.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  5. 5

    Girl before a Mirror

    1932. Marie-Thérèse Walter in intense colours; MoMA.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  6. 6

    Les Demoiselles d'Avignon

    1907. The painting that opened the way to Cubism; MoMA.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  7. 7

    The Weeping Woman

    1937. Dora Maar with the grief of Guernica; Tate Modern.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  8. 8

    Family of Saltimbanques

    1905. Rose Period circus performers; National Gallery of Art, Washington.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  9. 9

    Las Meninas (series)

    1957. 58 variations on Velázquez; Museu Picasso, Barcelona.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  10. 10

    Les Femmes d'Alger (Version O)

    1955. A tribute to Delacroix; an auction record in 2015.

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    2
  11. 11

    The Dream

    1932. Marie-Thérèse asleep, in curves and flat colours.

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    1
  12. 12

    Dora Maar au Chat

    1941. A seated portrait that broke auction records.

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    1
  13. 13

    Science and Charity

    1897. Painted at 15; Museu Picasso, Barcelona.

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    1
  14. 14

    Self-Portrait (1907)

    The mask-like face from the time of the Demoiselles; National Gallery Prague.

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    1
  15. 15

    Three Musicians

    1921. The great example of Synthetic Cubism; MoMA.

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    0
  16. 16

    Portrait of Gertrude Stein

    1906. The writer with a mask-like face; the Met.

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    0
  17. 17

    Massacre in Korea

    1951. His protest against the Korean War; Musée Picasso, Paris.

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  18. 18

    Paulo as Harlequin

    1924. His son Paulo; Musée Picasso, Paris.

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alvaro_cazadorvuelos · Español

La vida por delante del Guernica?? en serio?? el Guernica es EL cuadro, no hay más que hablar

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