The artwork titled “Houses on the Hill, Horta de Ebro” is a significant piece by the renowned artist Pablo Picasso, created in 1909. It is an oil on canvas medium that exhibits characteristics of the Analytical Cubism movement. The dimensions of the artwork measure 81 by 65 centimeters. As a landscape genre, it portrays a scene set in a private collection.
The artwork depicts an array of houses clustered together on a hilly terrain, rendered in a fragmented and geometric fashion typical of Analytical Cubism. Picasso breaks down the forms into a series of planes and facets, enabling the viewer to perceive multiple perspectives simultaneously. The muted palette of earth tones furthers the sense of depth and complexity within the composition. This pioneering style of representation marked a radical departure from traditional perspectives and was a precursor to the more synthetic approaches of Cubism that Picasso would develop in the following years.