Composition Study [V]. Sketch for Guernica.

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Title

Composition Study [V]. Sketch for Guernica.

Subject

An early study drawing for Guernica.

Description

In this early study drawing for Guernica, many figures are undeveloped in comparison to the final painting. But the person with the light in the window appears remarkably similar in this drawing as in the final painting.

Creator

Pablo Picasso

Source

Guernica

Publisher

Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía

Date

May 2, 1937

Format

60 x 73 cm

Type

Study drawing

Identifier

Light in the Window

Zotero

Artist

Pablo Picasso

Access Date

February 23, 2017

Archive Location

Madrid

Artwork Medium

Oil and graphite on plywood

Artwork Size

60 x 73 cm

Date

May 2, 1937

Publisher

Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía

Title

Composition Study [V]. Sketch for "Guernica."

URL

http://www.museoreinasofia.es/en/collection/artwork/estudio-composicion-v-boceto-guernica-composition-study-v-sketch-guernica

Website Title

museoreinasofia.es

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Study drawing

Physical Dimensions

60 x 73 cm

Files

DE00062_8.jpg

Citation

Pablo Picasso, “Composition Study [V]. Sketch for Guernica.,” Literature & Art, accessed April 7, 2026, https://ds-omeka.haverford.edu/literatureandart/items/show/19.