Ray Smith
Unguernica II, 2009

A set of 20 pastel, crayon, pencil and watercolors on 41 x 29 Arches paper, titled Unguernica II, 1-20.

Unguernica II was inspired by Smith's 2003 oil painting Unguernica (70 X 288 inches), which depicts the distorted reflection of the Guernica tapestry on the United Nations' floor. Smith became interested in distorting Picasso's political masterpiece when, on February 5, 2003, the tapestry was covered with a blue cloth so as not to be visible during U.N. press conferences by Colin Powell and John Negroponte calling for international support of a United States invasion of Iraq.

Unguernica II, #1, 2009

Unguernica II, #1, 2009

41x29 inch pastel, crayon, pencil and watercolor on Arches paper

Unguernica II, #2, 2009

Unguernica II, #2, 2009

41x29 inch pastel, crayon, pencil and watercolor on Arches paper

Unguernica II, #3, 2009

Unguernica II, #3, 2009

41x29 inch pastel, crayon, pencil and watercolor on Arches paper

Unguernica II, #4, 2009

Unguernica II, #4, 2009

41x29 inch pastel, crayon, pencil and watercolor on Arches paper

Unguernica II, #5, 2009

Unguernica II, #5, 2009

41x29 inch pastel, crayon, pencil and watercolor on Arches paper

Unguernica II, #6, 2009

Unguernica II, #6, 2009

41x29 inch pastel, crayon, pencil and watercolor on Arches paper

Unguernica II, #7, 2009

Unguernica II, #7, 2009

41x29 inch pastel, crayon, pencil and watercolor on Arches paper

Unguernica II, #8, 2009

Unguernica II, #8, 2009

41x29 inch pastel, crayon, pencil and watercolor on Arches paper

Unguernica II, #9, 2009

Unguernica II, #9, 2009

41x29 inch pastel, crayon, pencil and watercolor on Arches paper

Unguernica II, #10, 2009

Unguernica II, #10, 2009

41x29 inch pastel, crayon, pencil and watercolor on Arches paper

Unguernica II, #11, 2009

Unguernica II, #11, 2009

41x29 inch pastel, crayon, pencil and watercolor on Arches paper

Unguernica II, #12, 2009

Unguernica II, #12, 2009

41x29 inch pastel, crayon, pencil and watercolor on Arches paper

Unguernica II, #13, 2009

Unguernica II, #13, 2009

41x29 inch pastel, crayon, pencil and watercolor on Arches paper

Unguernica II, #14, 2009

Unguernica II, #14, 2009

41x29 inch pastel, crayon, pencil and watercolor on Arches paper

Unguernica II, #15, 2009

Unguernica II, #15, 2009

41x29 inch pastel, crayon, pencil and watercolor on Arches paper

Unguernica II, #16, 2009

Unguernica II, #16, 2009

41x29 inch pastel, crayon, pencil and watercolor on Arches paper

Unguernica II, #17, 2009

Unguernica II, #17, 2009

41x29 inch pastel, crayon, pencil and watercolor on Arches paper

Unguernica II, #18, 2009

Unguernica II, #18, 2009

41x29 inch pastel, crayon, pencil and watercolor on Arches paper

Unguernica II, #19, 2009

Unguernica II, #19, 2009

41x29 inch pastel, crayon, pencil and watercolor on Arches paper

Unguernica II, #20, 2009

Unguernica II, #20, 2009

41x29 inch pastel, crayon, pencil and watercolor on Arches paper

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