Analytic Cubism
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Analytic Cubism is one of two major branches of the artistic movement of Cubism (Synthetic Cubism being the other) which was developed between 1909 and 1912. Analytic Cubists "analyzed" natural forms and reduced the forms into basic geometric parts on the two-dimensional picture plane. Colour was almost non-existent (monochromatic), instead they focused on forms like the cylinder, sphere and the cone to represent the natural world. During this movement, Picasso's and Braque's paintings were very similar.
Leading cubists included Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973), Georges Braque (French, 1882-1963) and the ultimate pioneer of the movement Paul Cézanne (French, 1839-1906).
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