portraiture

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The selections showcase “love, connection, togetherness,” Mrs. Kirkland writes, and reflect her husband’s varied assignments, ranging from candid to portraiture to promotional.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

We made several variations, but it was her side profile that ultimately struck the strongest balance between classic portraiture and interpretation.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

A transcript of a candid conversation, held when Van Der Zee was 91 years old, is one of two texts that complement the funeral portraiture; the other is writing by the poet Owen Dodson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

The auctioneer's Luke Bodalbhai said the Fellowes painting exhibited Carriera's "talent as one of the leading lights of 18th Century portraiture".

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025

In these stacked blocks of portraiture, Annie stared at the camera, unchanged from frame to frame.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray