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Born from a collaboration with Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque in the early 20th century, Cubism wasn’t just a new style; it was a rupture, a complete reimagining of how we represent the world around us. Gone were the harmonious compositions and single viewpoints of Renaissance masters. Instead, Picasso and Braque fragmented their subjects, shattering them into multiple facets and geometric planes.
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Pablo Picasso is widely considered to be one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. While Picasso experimented with a wide variety of mediums, including constructed sculpture and collage, it is his paintings that he is most remembered for. His original works are highly coveted by collectors, and in 2010, one of his paintings sold for over 106 million dollars, making it one of the most expensive painting ever sold at an auction.
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Massacre in Korea (1951) is the third anti-war painting by Pablo Picasso. It portrays the massacre of women and children by a firing squad.
Massacre in Korea depicts another wartime tragedy—the No Gun Ri Massacre. On July, 1950, an estimated 250 to 300 South Korean civilians—mostly women and children—were killed by the American 7th Cavalry Regiment in the village of Nogeun-ri, 100 miles southeast of Seoul.
