At the end of April in 1937, Pablo Picasso
heard shocking news. Guernica, a small town
in Spain, was bombed by the Nazis. Many
people living in the town were killed. Picasso
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decided to paint about the terrible event for an
international exhibition which was held in Paris.
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He worked quickly to show his anger. He took
only a month to finish his huge painting,
Guernica.