Death is ever more present in Picasso’s work, as horrific events in his home country inspire him to create one of the defining paintings of the 20th century. Meanwhile his own mortality weighs on him as he approaches old age.
Artwork:
Guernica, Pablo Picasso (1937)
The Weeping Woman, Pablo Picasso (1937)
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