"Portrait Moise Kisling" (see related A | B), 1915 Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) Pinacoteca Brera , Milan, Lombardy, Italy

The consistent style of presenting distorted facial contours and features with an emphasis on micro-stomias suggests that Modigliani had a mentally constrained astigmatic view of reality. It is tempting to note that the distortions of the contour and facial features remind of the notions in words such as tort, tour, torture, as well as stigma, astigmatism ...