However late Picasso's political awakening may have come, its catalyst was the Spanish Civil War, and the singular atrocity that defined it-the bombing of the Basque city Guernica, to which ...

Guernica, bombed by the German legion Condor, 1937. | brandstaetter images/GettyImages. Picasso’s painting depicts the bombing of the Basque town of Guernica on April 26, 1937.

Guernica, the painting, is such an abstract depiction of civilian suffering that visitors have no problem posing in front of it. Guernica, the town, is a center of Basque culture.

Picasso's Guernica; Painting a Bombing. Posted: June 17, 2025 | Last updated: June 17, 2025. Born from fire and fear, Guernica remains one of the most chilling anti-war statements in history.

“Rethinking Guernica” offers a helpful, visuals-based timeline that clearly traces not only the painting’s movement but also the different political discourses that arose around it.

Ron English: Guernica will be on view until October 19 at Allouche Gallery, 82 Gansevoort Street, directly across from the Whitney Museum. Seconds Before Impact Guernica, 2015-2016, oil on canvas.

When a 25-foot tapestry replica of Pablo Picasso’s antiwar painting “Guernica” was removed from the United Nations by its owner a year ago after more than three decades there, diplomats ...

UNITED NATIONS — As Secretary of State Colin L. Powell presented evidence to help U.N. ambassadors decide whether or not to go to war against Iraq, there was one important thing they did not see ...