portrait

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It’s a swift portrait, painted with an old, fanned-out brush.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Ms. Alexander, deservedly Oscar-nominated for the role, creates a grounded, subtle portrait of persevering motherhood, Carol’s husband never having returned from San Francisco and very likely dead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The video also showed Kim presenting Lukashenko with a large mosaic vase bearing a portrait of the Belarusian, with the North Korean leader appearing to explain that crafting it involved around 30 seashells.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

In turn, Kim gave Lukashenko a sword and a vase featuring a portrait of the Belarusian leader.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Side by side, she and the widow turned and regarded the portrait of Edward Ashton.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood