Brick Factory at Tortosa
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| Artist | Pablo Picasso |
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| Year | 1909 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 50.7 cm × 60.2 cm (20.0 in × 23.7 in) |
| Location | The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Brick Factory at Tortosa (L'Usine, Horta de Ebro) is a 1909 painting by Pablo Picasso.
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]
References
- ↑ Jones, Jonathan (December 2, 2001). "Poussin to Picasso". The Guardian. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- ↑ Jones, Jonathan (February 6, 2009). "Picasso's eyes perceived the infinite complexity of life". The Guardian. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
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