1918 (ca.), Amedeo Modigliani, The Little Peasant -- Tate Modern (London)
From the museum label: This is one of a small group of paintings that Modigliani made of young people. The artist inscribed the work's title on the bottom right of the canvas, identifying the sitter as a 'peasant boy'. However, there is some doubt over the accuracy of the title. The same model seems to appear in another painting titled The Young Apprentice. Modigliani had long been influenced by the painter Paul Cezanne (1839-1906). This painting was probably inspired by Cezanne's paintings of country workers. Cezanne's subjects were also positioned in the centre of the canvas and painted in mostly blue tones.
1918 (ca.), Amedeo Modigliani, The Little Peasant -- Tate Modern (London)
From the museum label: This is one of a small group of paintings that Modigliani made of young people. The artist inscribed the work's title on the bottom right of the canvas, identifying the sitter as a 'peasant boy'. However, there is some doubt over the accuracy of the title. The same model seems to appear in another painting titled The Young Apprentice. Modigliani had long been influenced by the painter Paul Cezanne (1839-1906). This painting was probably inspired by Cezanne's paintings of country workers. Cezanne's subjects were also positioned in the centre of the canvas and painted in mostly blue tones.