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59. I'd really like to go back to Madrid...there are those 3 art museums within

Sat Jan 31, 2015, 07:21 PM

Jan 2015

walking distance of each other and only one I haven't browsed. I was in the Prado and the Reina Sofia but not the Thysen-Bornesemism (sp.). I spent so much time in the Prado and then had to dash to the Reina Sofia I had no time to get to the last one. They are helpfully all in one section of Madrid.

I'd like to get back to Madrid but I think the south of Spain and a stay in Barcelona call me...

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Picasso’s War: The Masterpiece that Changed the World [View all] CTyankee Jan 2015 OP

Obama should apologize to the citizens of Iraq ... GeorgeGist Jan 2015 #1

Yes, I'm afraid that many horrors were released with that war... CTyankee Jan 2015 #4

Actually, a tragedy for the world. nt kelliekat44 Jan 2015 #43

why? Obama had nothing to do with Kyle OKNancy Jan 2015 #49

Thanks. elleng Jan 2015 #52

Ah, such an amazing painting and that goes for its history too. CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2015 #2

Shameful that they covered it up! CTyankee Jan 2015 #3

As a child I saw a photo of the painting... catnhatnh Jan 2015 #5

yes, the taupe and brown tapestry doesn't really do the work any good, IMO... CTyankee Jan 2015 #6

I'm a hopeless Philistine... catnhatnh Jan 2015 #7

I think DUers also appreciate the political aspect that this painting always seems to CTyankee Jan 2015 #8

I must have saw it at MOMA at the same time you did brush Jan 2015 #9

K and R---always a pleasure reading your posts. panader0 Jan 2015 #10

Isn't it amazing? I had no idea either and I've seen that painting in the Prado... CTyankee Jan 2015 #15

You've been to the Prado? Brigid Jan 2015 #17

Yes, in 2006. At that point Guernica was at La Reina Sofia but that was right CTyankee Jan 2015 #20

it is hard to see, isn't it? Leave it to Schama to catch it... CTyankee Jan 2015 #24

Damn CTyankee Unknown Beatle Jan 2015 #11

You are very kind. Thank you. I really just want to get word and image out to CTyankee Jan 2015 #23

I second that Hekate Jan 2015 #40

My all-time favorite painting. Brigid Jan 2015 #12

Love to your contributions of our humanity-n/t marked50 Jan 2015 #13

I was actually privileged to see Guernica.. virgdem Jan 2015 #14

I lived in NYC at the time and for some reason did not see it... CTyankee Jan 2015 #18

Oh yes, the Pollock painting looks great in that space. lovemydog Jan 2015 #22

Ah, you can see that progression with "One." Pollock was obsessed with Picasso... CTyankee Jan 2015 #26

IIRC, it was John Negroponte who had the tapestry covered nuxvomica Jan 2015 #16

Negroponte was our UN ambassador and evidently had endured some shots of CTyankee Jan 2015 #19

Thanks for the great history. Guernica lovemydog Jan 2015 #21

Magnificent - malaise Jan 2015 #25

thank you, malaise! It's kinda long but it does give a pretty good picture... CTyankee Jan 2015 #28

Beautifully written and interesting malaise Jan 2015 #31

Malaise, you are sweet and wonderful. Thank you! CTyankee Jan 2015 #36

I saw this as a teen in NY. surrealAmerican Jan 2015 #27

I like the more open space because it doesn't feel so threatening... CTyankee Jan 2015 #29

I remember the covering of Guernica during the Powell presentation here on DU underpants Jan 2015 #30

I wasn't here yet...came in 2004 late fall... CTyankee Jan 2015 #33

Looks like gaza or the other shit we do Ichingcarpenter Jan 2015 #32

What a pleasure to read LittleBlue Jan 2015 #34

Oh, you are welcome. I do enjoy writing these essays. Fun to get art out there! CTyankee Jan 2015 #38

. struggle4progress Jan 2015 #35

what a testament to things to come! LIdice, Hiroshima, and on and on... CTyankee Jan 2015 #37

There is so much interesting history here. brer cat Jan 2015 #39

Thank you so much 2naSalit Jan 2015 #41

About 1967 I obtained a fairly large print of Guernica on good stock paper. Vietnam, of course. Hekate Jan 2015 #42

k&r Liberal_in_LA Jan 2015 #44

True story. When I saw "Guernica" at the Museum of Modern Art ... kwassa Jan 2015 #45

If I had been there, I would probably still be on the floor. Brigid Jan 2015 #48

A beautiful post! Thank you CTyankee! n/t FourScore Jan 2015 #46

great post, thank you! bettyellen Jan 2015 #47

50th rec. Lest we think this scene belongs in a museum> leveymg Jan 2015 #50

Unfortunately, what was considered an atrocity then has become commonplace now. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2015 #51

Guernica 3D: demmiblue Jan 2015 #53

Spanish make good painters. Octafish Jan 2015 #54

Is the 3rd image you posted Botero? CTyankee Jan 2015 #55

It is Botero...''Guantanamo'' Octafish Jan 2015 #56

It looked like Botero. Total guess on my part. CTyankee Jan 2015 #60

K&R! Thank you for posting. smirkymonkey Jan 2015 #57

Thank you. I am so glad you enjoyed it! CTyankee Jan 2015 #61

I saw it when it was at MOMA edhopper Jan 2015 #58

I'd really like to go back to Madrid...there are those 3 art museums within CTyankee Jan 2015 #59

If you go edhopper Jan 2015 #62

It's in Barcelona or Madrid? CTyankee Jan 2015 #65

Madrid edhopper Jan 2015 #67

I saw a massive Goya retrospective at the Prado, a great, great exhibit. kwassa Jan 2015 #66

Thank you for the post & all the history with the ptg. I saw it at MOMA once c.1980. appalachiablue Jan 2015 #63

great, wonderful history of Spanish art in the late 1930s and 40s and then to NYC. CTyankee Jan 2015 #64

I think there are documentaries, IIRC. Also, of course, Schama's PBS series CTyankee Feb 2015 #69

The lightbulb and the horse marions ghost Feb 2015 #68

I like Schama's explication of the lightbulb...but I've read other commentaries CTyankee Feb 2015 #70

I see that Guernica is still being fought over on wikipedia... marions ghost Feb 2015 #71

I'm not surprised. Due to space constraints I had to leave out other historical CTyankee Feb 2015 #72

Yes Guernica marions ghost Feb 2015 #73

I don't like that it is reproduced in color in the tapestry as I am a bit of a purist CTyankee Feb 2015 #74

Agreed marions ghost Feb 2015 #75

The story is that Nelson Rockefeller want to buy the mural but couldn't. So he CTyankee Feb 2015 #76

Interesting marions ghost Feb 2015 #77