Picasso was a prolific painter. According to statistics, his works totaled nearly 37,000 pieces, including: 1,885 oil paintings, 7,089 sketches, 20,000 prints, and 6,121 lithographs.

Picasso's life was so glorious that he was the first painter in history to live to see his works collected in the Louvre.

In a poll conducted by a French newspaper in December 1999, he was elected as the top ten greatest painters of the 20th century with 40% of the votes. Regarding his works, Picasso said: "Every one of my paintings contains my blood. This is the meaning of my paintings." Among the top 10 highest-priced paintings in the world, Picasso's works account for 4 of them.