Examples of self-portrait in a Sentence
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Her most famous images are self-portraits suspended apparently in mid-air and photographs of men crying.
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Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 17 May 2024
Her self-portraits depict moments of private sorrow — the artist bathing, lying in bed or walking the dog — interspersed with domestic scenes and paintings of her daughter, Esme, whose childhood Joffe previously documented in her work.
—Zoe Ruffner Camille Sojit Pejcha Zoe Ruffner Kyle Beechey Osman Can Yerebakan Samuel Rutter, New York Times, 16 May 2024
The painting is one of Kahlo’s final self-portraits and an example of the unsettling intimacy that has attracted collectors to her paintings.
—Alex Vadukul, New York Times, 3 May 2024
One of the pieces housed at the National Portrait Gallery is a self-portrait quilt from 1998, which features a series of images representing Ringgold’s childhood in Harlem.
—Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2024
Leos Carax will get a Cannes Premiere screening for his latest, C’est Pas Moi, a free-form self-portrait of the life and work of the Holy Motors and Annette director.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
Over the years, the walls have been filled in with self-portraits, drawing of characters from various shows and even messages responding to notes left years prior.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
The self-portrait that emerges is one of relentless work: booze-free nights studying other songwriters at the Bluebird Cafe, building a company to pitch songs to stars, a writing practice that bordered on the sacred.
—Grayson Haver Currin, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Finally, the mirror: Bonnard’s justly celebrated (because so unflinching) self-portraits.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 17 May 2024
Her self-portraits depict moments of private sorrow — the artist bathing, lying in bed or walking the dog — interspersed with domestic scenes and paintings of her daughter, Esme, whose childhood Joffe previously documented in her work.
—Zoe Ruffner Camille Sojit Pejcha Zoe Ruffner Kyle Beechey Osman Can Yerebakan Samuel Rutter, New York Times, 16 May 2024
The painting is one of Kahlo’s final self-portraits and an example of the unsettling intimacy that has attracted collectors to her paintings.
—Alex Vadukul, New York Times, 3 May 2024
One of the pieces housed at the National Portrait Gallery is a self-portrait quilt from 1998, which features a series of images representing Ringgold’s childhood in Harlem.
—Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2024
Leos Carax will get a Cannes Premiere screening for his latest, C’est Pas Moi, a free-form self-portrait of the life and work of the Holy Motors and Annette director.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
Over the years, the walls have been filled in with self-portraits, drawing of characters from various shows and even messages responding to notes left years prior.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
The self-portrait that emerges is one of relentless work: booze-free nights studying other songwriters at the Bluebird Cafe, building a company to pitch songs to stars, a writing practice that bordered on the sacred.
—Grayson Haver Currin, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Finally, the mirror: Bonnard’s justly celebrated (because so unflinching) self-portraits.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Self-portrait.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-portrait. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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