Whose painting is Guernica?
Quick Answer
Guernica was painted by Pablo Picasso in 1937, in response to the bombing of the Basque town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War.
The Full Story
On 26 April 1937, German and Italian aircraft supporting General Franco bombed Guernica, killing many civilians. Picasso, living in Paris, painted the huge canvas in just a few weeks for the Spanish Republic’s pavilion at the 1937 Paris International Exposition. The work is about 3.5 metres high and 7.8 metres wide and uses only black, white and grey. It shows screaming figures, a wounded horse, a bull and a mother holding her dead child. Picasso refused to let it go to Spain while Franco ruled, so it stayed at New York’s Museum of Modern Art until 1981 and is now in the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid.
Key Facts
YouTube Angle
Suggested video title for this topic:
"Guernica — The Painting That Screamed Against War"