Looking at the permanent collections of the excellent Museu Picasso de Barcelona, particularly rich in paintings from the beginning of his career as well as the later ‘Las Meninas’ series, and the Fondacio de Joan Miró, created by the artist himself, mainly with works from his own private collection.

Pablo Picasso ‘Man in a Beret’ (1895) – painted at the age of fourteen

Pablo Picasso ‘Science and Charity’ (1897)

Pablo Picasso ‘Waiting (Margot)’ (1901)

Pablo Picasso ‘Harlequin (Léonide Massine)’ (1917)

Pablo Picasso ‘Las Meninas’ (1957)

Joan Miró ‘Flame in Space and Nude Woman’ (1932)

Joan Miró ‘Man and Woman in front of a pile of excrement’ (1935)

Joan Miró ‘Morning Star’ (1940)

Joan Miró ‘Moon, sun and one star’ (1968)