Brick Factory at Tortosa

Brick Factory at Tortosa (L'Usine, Horta de Ebro) is a 1909 painting by Pablo Picasso.

Brick Factory at Tortosa
ArtistPablo Picasso
Year1909
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions50.7 cm × 60.2 cm (20.0 in × 23.7 in)
LocationThe State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia

It belongs to Picasso's African Period and is considered a Proto-Cubist work.

Reception

Jonathan Jones of The Guardian called the work "formidable"[1] and viewed the painting as "an experiment in how brutally you can reduce, simplify, solidify and abstract forms and still produce a picture that is not simply recognisable, but profoundly full of life."[2]

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References

  1. Jones, Jonathan (December 2, 2001). "Poussin to Picasso". The Guardian. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  2. Jones, Jonathan (February 6, 2009). "Picasso's eyes perceived the infinite complexity of life". The Guardian. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
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