Matthews Gallery

Guernica, Pablo Picasso, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, 1937, 3.5 m x 7.8 m

Learn about Picasso's anti-war views (and attacks he suffered because of them) here. 

Sketch for “Guernica”, 1937, Pablo Picasso.

"It isn't up to the painter to define the symbols. The public who look at the picture must interpret the symbols as they understand them. A painting is not thought out in advance. While it is being done, it changes as one’s thoughts change. And when it’s finished, it goes on changing, according to the state of mind of whoever is looking at it..." 

-Picasso discussing Guernica