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Spanish Artist Uses Half-Ton of Chocolate to Reproduce Massive Picasso Painting By Ana Lacasa, Zenger News On 5/17/21 at 5:00 PM EDT Guernica. More than 1,100 pounds of chocolate was used to recreate the famous artwork, which shows the suffering of people and animals during the bombing of the Basque town of Guernica on April 26, 1937, during the Spanish Civil War. The confection's unveiling marked the 85th anniversary of "Operation Rugen," the bombing by Francisco Franco's rebel Nationalist faction, aided by the Nazi Luftwaffe's Condor Legion and the Italian Aviazione Legionaria. A massiv...

Spanish confectioners recreate Picasso's 'Guernica' in chocolate By (0) May 5 (UPI) -- Confectioners in Spain used about 1,102 pounds of chocolate to create an edible version of Pablo Picasso's 1937 painting Guernica. Chocolatiers and pastry chefs hailing from Basque created the 24.6-foot-by-11.4-foot version of the painting to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the April 26, 1937, bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. Advertisement The painting depicts people and animals being killed and injured during the bombing by Francisco Franco's Nationalist faction. The chocolate versi...

Christie's France announces a sale dedicated to women artists Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, Mrs Charles Mitoire. Estimate: €100,000-150,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021. PARIS .- For the first time, Christie's in France will hold a sale dedicated to women artists, covering all mediums - ancient and modern paintings, sculptures, books and autographed letters, photographs, engravings, design, jewels, fashion. The panorama will pay tribute to women artists working over five centuries, of different nationalities, all of whom have marked art history, from the 16th to the 21st century. Alice Chevri...