portrait

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Our critic praised the show, saying “as an honest, comprehensive portrait of a singular, impassioned artist, ‘Wifredo Lam’ is genuinely stirring.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Within hours of her ouster, Bondi’s portrait had reportedly been pulled from the walls of the Justice Department.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

He has already hung portraits of himself inside the White House, breaking with the tradition that a president wait until the end of his term to be invited by a successor to unveil a portrait.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

The spectacular ensemble, arranged in the order Seurat originally chose, forms a composite portrait of the harbor town and its grassy environs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

First, they’d have some fun: The Mona Lisa would have a whirlwind tour around Italy—a trip through cities the portrait last saw some four hundred years before.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day