Download 12. Pablo Picasso Guernica 1937. (Spain) Background. It was painted as a reaction to the aerial bombing of guernica, spain by german and italian forces during the spanish civil war in 1937. Guernica was ordered to picasso from the spanish government which was going to place it on the world exhibition in paris.

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Picasso guernica kunst picasso picasso paintings pablo picasso artwork bull painting painting & drawing giacometti arte latina georges braque. Picasso had become involved in political matters in late 1930's, when in at the end of april.1937, general franco (fascist) and his german allies bombed to destruction, the ancient basque capital of guernica, spain. Picasso, who had been commissioned by the spanish republican government to create a large he finished it on june 4, 1937.

The government of the spanish republic acquired the mural guernica from picasso in 1937.

Pablo picasso, guernica, 1937, oil on canvas, 349 cm × 776 cm. ɡernika) is a large 1937 oil painting on canvas by spanish artist pablo picasso. Guernica by pablo picasso (1937): Working in paris, picasso read in horror of the april 1937 german bombing of guernica, a basque town that had sided with the republicans.