bombing of a civilian protest
Picasso was protesting the Spanish Civil War, which lasted from 1936 - 19329. It was waged between Spanish Republicans and General Franco, a Fascist. In 1937, Nazis heavily bombed the small town of Guernica, nearly obliterating it. Picasso painted this work the year in response to this bombing.
He painted "Guernica".
bombing of a civilian protest
It is an oil painting, expressing Picasso's anger at the bombing of the town of Guernica.
Pablo Picasso
Looking at other Picasso paintings it is obvious that Picasso in the 1930's often rejects this illusion, it is not peculiar to Guernica.
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) painted Guernica in 1937 in response to Nazi saturation bombing of the town of Guernica. It is now considered one of the most famous Picasso paintings and is in the Reina Sofia in Madrid.
It is a huge oil painting on canvas. It represents Picasso's feelings after he had read about the German bombing of Guernica, the little town.
Yes, it is.
Site of fascist and anti-fascist struggle in 1935 that provided the setting for Picasso's "Guernica". Guernica is a small town in northwestern Spain.
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso.
Himself.
It is an oil painting, expressing Picasso's anger at the bombing of the town of Guernica.
Looking at other Picasso paintings it is obvious that Picasso in the 1930's often rejects this illusion, it is not peculiar to Guernica.
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) painted Guernica in 1937 in response to Nazi saturation bombing of the town of Guernica. It is now considered one of the most famous Picasso paintings and is in the Reina Sofia in Madrid.
In Paris.
Pablo Picasso
Guernica
It is a huge oil painting on canvas. It represents Picasso's feelings after he had read about the German bombing of Guernica, the little town.