Maisons à l'Estaque (Houses at L’Estaque) is a landmark painting in the evolution of Georges Braque’s style. Created in 1908, it reflects his departure from the vibrant, expressive colors of Fauvism toward the structured geometry of early Cubism. Inspired by Paul Cézanne’s approach to simplifying nature into basic forms, Braque reduces the houses and landscape into block-like shapes and earthy tones.

The painting embodies the shift in modern art from emotional expression to intellectual construction, foreshadowing Braque’s collaboration with Pablo Picasso in developing Cubism.