Brick Factory at Tortosa

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

Brick Factory at Tortosa (L'Usine, Horta de Ebro) is a 1909 oil on canvas painting by Pablo Picasso, which he created during a visit to Horta de Sant Joan in Catalonia. It depicts a landscape of a factory and palm trees, which are presented in a simplified, geometric style. The work belongs to Picasso's African Period and is considered a Proto-Cubist work. It is held in the collection of The State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg.