The Young Apprentice
1918 - 1919
Resting his heavy head on one hand, this young apprentice looks like he's counting the minutes until his lunch break! Amedeo Modigliani painted this weary boy near the end of his own tragically short life, capturing a moment of urban exhaustion with his signature elongated features and almond-shaped, empty eyes. Though often associated with the bohemian crowds of Paris, Modigliani here turns his gaze to the working class, blending a touch of Cubist geometry in the background with his deeply human, melancholic style.
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