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His 1929 portrait of Lee Miller was solarized, exposed to light while being developed; this reversed some of the tones—light to dark and vice versa.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Using height measurements supplied by the Oxford Materials Characterisation Service, the study's author determined that the damaged central portrait region varied in height by approximately 750 micrometers, equivalent to 0.75 millimeters.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

Avedon also focused extensively on the American West, which served as the setting for his 1985 portrait series of coal miners, oil field workers, ranchers, drifters and ordinary people that he considered his masterwork.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

An elegant woman gazes out from her portrait with expressive eyes, a gilded wreath worn in her hair and a gentle, questioning look on her face.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

It was carried out by a man—a man described as in a hurry—who’d asked an antique shop if they’d be interested in a portrait of an old woman.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

Photographic portraits were far less expensive than painted ones, so large numbers of people flocked to have their pictures taken.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

The Kimbell has a generous 17 Nadar portraits in its exhibition; they are characterized by their plain backdrops and the lack of tacky props other portraitists used.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

"These people are not dead," Italian figurative painter Amedeo Modigliani once said of the Fayum portraits.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

In Laayoune, the territory's largest city, footage showed people celebrating, waving Moroccan flags and displaying portraits of King Mohammed VI.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Conjure skillets sat on the stove; the family altar blazed bright with tall candles and portraits of smiling ancestors.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton