"Le Peintre et Son Modele", 1964
Oil on canvas 
Signed upper left, Dated 19.11.64 and numbered II one verso
31 7/8 x 25 5/8 inc
81 x 65 cm
 
"Le Peintre et Son Modele" is one of the late works of Pablo Picasso, created during a remarkably prolific period near the end of his life.
By 1964, Picasso was in his 80s and working with intense freedom, producing paintings that feel spontaneous, bold, and almost childlike- but are deeply intentional.
These late works were sometimes controversial- critics were divided, with some seeing them as crude, while others recognized their radical freedom and emotional honesty.