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Guernica by Pablo Picasso

Guernica

Pablo Picasso · 1937

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DETAILS
Artist
Pablo Picasso
Date
1937
Location
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
ART MOVEMENTS
CubismPost-ImpressionismSurrealism
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THE ARTIST

Pablo Picasso

1881–1973 · Spain

Pablo Picasso, the Spanish painter who co-founded Cubism, revolutionized 20th-century art with a career spanning over 76 years.

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