portrait
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The movie kicks off as a casual portrait of the vacant nouveau riche lifestyles of the mini-oligarchs: fancy dinners, divorces, bathroom gossip.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
The obverse or heads side of the 50p features the official coin portrait of King Charles III.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
The works have also soared in value, with Lauder paying more than $135 million for Klimt’s golden iconic portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer in 2006.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
“The Boys of Dungeon Lane,” Paul McCartney’s twenty-seventh post-Beatles studio album, is the portrait of an artist in his twilight, a rich assortment of storytelling and nostalgia befitting the world’s greatest living songwriter.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
An original Renoir portrait of a young girl in a dark blue coat now hung in the study above his desk.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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