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.

Picasso’s ‘Guernica’ marked a specific event. What does it say today? ‘Guernica’ has long been called to speak during wartime. Our critic visited Spain to take its measure.

To say that I was awed is an understatement. Standing in front of Picasso’s 11.5 ft. x 25.5 ft. celebrated painting Guernicais one of the most sobering encounters I’ve had the displeasure of ...

Born from fire and fear, Guernica remains one of the most chilling anti-war statements in history.

One visitor at the Reina Sofía on Wednesday, Richard Rottman of Los Angeles, called “Guernica” an important Picasso shortly after someone tapped his shoulder. “I was in the way of their ...

Guernica, the painting, is such an abstract depiction of civilian suffering that visitors have no problem posing in front of it. ... Steer's report shocked Picasso, ...

Meanwhile, Guernica traveled to museums throughout the Western world and raised money for the Spanish Republicans. Picasso became the leading anti-fascist artist of the period.