"What war was depicted in Picasso's painting ""Guernica""?"
Guernica (Picasso) of Guernica, the poet Juan Larrea visited Picasso and urged him to make the bombing his subject. However, it was only on 1 May, having read George Steer's eyewitness account of the bombing (originally published in both "The Times" and "The New York Times" on 28 April), that he abandoned his initial project and started sketching a series of preliminary drawings for "Guernica". Guernica is a town in the province of Biscay in Basque Country. During the Spanish Civil War, it was regarded as the northern bastion of the Republican resistance movement and the center of Basque culture, adding to
Guernica (Picasso) theatrical production of "Guernica" (2011–2012). Art and design historian Dr Nicola Ashmore curated an exhibition, "Guernica Remakings", at the University of Brighton galleries from 29 July 2017 to 23 August 2017. "Guernica" has become a universal and powerful symbol warning humanity against the suffering and devastation of war. Moreover, the fact that there are no obvious references to the specific attack has contributed to making its message universal and timeless. Guernica (Picasso) Guernica () is a large oil painting on canvas by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso completed in June 1937, at his home on Rue des Grands Augustins, in Paris.