Try this, it may kick things in gear.
Settings, Accounts, Google, People Details...allow it to sync.
A long while back contact pics weren't syncing correctly and that seemed to fix it. If it does work you should be able to go back and un-sync it and still have it stay. I do recall having major issues with mine but don't any longer.
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How do I make a profile picture appear in Gmail?
