The art was worth $4.3 million, but even that was not enough to cover the entire owed amount, said authorities in Spain’s Basque Country. In another plot twist, the paintings and engravings theoretically belonged to a private art foundation
The Imperial War Museum in London has made the canvas the centerpiece of its new gallery. The restoration has allowed for the discovery of new colors and greater depth within the work
The location was the target of one of the first indiscriminate air raids against a civilian population. The attack by the Condor Legion inspired Picasso’s most famous work
Some 200 photographs depicting Nationalist officers with members of the German Luftwaffe, who were responsible for the bombing of Guernica, have been donated to the Spanish state