My neighbor does artwork very similar to this picasso. She is in the third grade.
Picasso painted this when he was 15...
He did this portrait of his mother the same year...
He is also quoted as having said, "As a child, I could paint like Raphael, but it took a lifetime to paint like a child."
This reminded me of an episode of the old B/W sitcom "Adams Family" where Picasso was hired to give daughter Wednesday art lessons. Turns out Mortitia had hired local artist "Sam" Picasso, not Pablo. Sam was freaked by Wednesday's thematic choices and attempted to escape. But Lurch faithfully brought him back. Does anyone remember Lurch's iconic line?