"In 1861, Cézanne abandoned his law studies and left for Paris where he met the future impressionist Camille Pissarro. Cézanne rarely hired professional models and preferred to call on close friends, members of his family or strangers from his hometown of Aix-en-Provence (...), it is possible that the model for “Portrait of a Peasant” was his own gardener.

The heavy coat and hat suggest that the painting was painted in late autumn or winter. The symmetry of the lines and careful layering of colors lend a peaceful, imposing presence to a subject that might otherwise be mundane."

This is how the Museum of Fine Arts of Canada describes this painting by Paul Cézanne.

 We created a relief puzzle of this work in 2005 for an exhibition organized by the Artesens association.

Adaptation by R.David et F.Barbaras