Which Pablo Picasso paintings are examples of Analytical Cubism?

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During the period of Analytical Cubism (roughly 1909–1912), Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque collaborated to break down forms into fragmented, geometric planes using a restricted, monochromatic palette of ochres, browns, and grays.123

Key examples of Picasso’s paintings from this phase include:

  • Factory at Horta de Ebro (1909): A landscape work reflecting the early analytic process of fracturing objects and space.2
  • Portrait of Ambroise Vollard (1909–10): A hermetic portrait where forms are dense in the center and diffuse toward the edges.23
  • Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler (1910): Another example of his series of hermetic portraits.2
  • Girl with a Mandolin (1910): A work that displays the characteristic right-angle construction and sculptural appearance of the period.3
  • The Accordionist (1911): A painting of a seated figure where the subject is merged with objects and space on a grid.2

These works exemplify the movement's rejection of traditional perspective in favor of presenting multiple, simultaneous views of a subject on a flat, two-dimensional surface.23