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  2. Guernica (Picasso) - Wikipedia

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    W. J. H. B. Sandberg, Daedalus, 1960 Dora Maar found a large enough studio for Picasso to paint Guernica in. Through her connections in the left-wing community, she gained access to a space on Rue des Grands-Augustins, near Notre-Dame. This building had previously served as the headquarters of the ‘Contre-Attaque’ group, of which Maar was a dedicated member. Having listened to anti-fascist ...

  3. 20th-century Western painting - Wikipedia

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    The town was devastated, though the Biscayan assembly and the Oak of Gernika survived. Picasso painted his mural sized Guernica to commemorate the horrors of the bombing. In its final form, Guernica is an immense black and white, 3.5 metre (11 ft) tall and 7.8 metre (23 ft) wide mural painted in oil. The mural presents a scene of death ...

  4. Guernica - Wikipedia

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    The town of Guernica was founded by Tello Alfonso, Lord of Biscay, on April 28, 1366, at the intersection of the road from Bermeo to Durango with the road from Bilbao to Elantxobe and Lekeitio. The strategic importance of the site was increased by the fact that it lay on a major river estuary, where vessels could dock at the port of Suso.

  5. This day in history: First exhibition by 19-year-old Pablo ...

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    Largest Picasso Painting in the World Is Getting a New Home. On June 24, 1901, the first major exhibition of Pablo Picasso's artwork opened at a Paris gallery. According to History.com, The 19 ...

  6. Jason Lau, a visitor from New South Wales was barred from entering the “Ladies Lounge” exhibit on April 1 in 2023. Lau, who had paid the $35 AUD ($23 USD) entry fee, believed he experienced ...

  7. History of painting - Wikipedia

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    Pablo Picasso painted his mural sized Guernica to commemorate the horrors of the bombing. Pablo Picasso, Guernica, 1937, protest against Fascism. In its final form, Guernica is an immense black and white, 3.5 metres (11 feet) tall and 7.8 metres (26 feet) wide mural painted in oil. The mural presents a scene of death, violence, brutality ...

  8. Western painting - Wikipedia

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    Pablo Picasso painted his mural sized Guernica to commemorate the horrors of the bombing. Pablo Picasso, 1937, Guernica, protest against Fascism. Guernica is an immense black-and-white, 3.5-metre (11 ft) tall and 7.8-metre (23 ft) wide mural painted in oil. The mural presents a scene of death, violence, brutality, suffering, and helplessness ...

  9. The Weeping Woman - Wikipedia

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    The Weeping Woman (French: La Femme qui pleure[1]) is a series of oil on canvas [2] paintings by Pablo Picasso, the last of which was created in late 1937. The paintings depict Dora Maar, Picasso's mistress and muse. The Weeping Woman paintings were produced by Picasso in response to the bombing of Guernica in the Spanish Civil War and are ...