How to Use portraiture in a Sentence

portraiture

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  • The museum is exhibiting portraiture from the late 19th century.
  • Malcolm had to have known that this had the ring of self-portraiture.
    — The New Yorker, 17 June 2021
  • This lovely piece of portraiture graces the arm of Derrick Rose, one of the finest athletes in the league.
    — Lansing Cai, CNN, 12 Feb. 2018
  • Wiley is known for his portraiture of Black men and women in the style of the Old Masters.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 May 2024
  • One of the roles of portraiture is to anchor you in history.
    — Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 13 June 2022
  • The artist recently spoke with us about portraiture, sports, and more.
    — Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2020
  • But the primary subject of the Met show is Neel’s portraiture.
    — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2021
  • At the time, most modern artists ran from portraiture, but not Pearlstein.
    — Samantha Baskind, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2023
  • And then Anna had this idea of doing them as portraitures.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
  • Indeed, it is said that the artist’s turn to portraiture in the nineteen-sixties was due, in large measure, to his having George to paint.
    — Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, 17 May 2021
  • But his paintings, large-scale abstracts and portraiture don’t always pay the bills.
    — Patricia Gannon, The Seattle Times, 16 Dec. 2017
  • That manner comes off, here, as only one of his many aspects of self-portraiture.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2022
  • In the garden, Eisenman and her daughter, George, talked about portraiture.
    — Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2021
  • Seth was best known for his portraiture, while John for his engravings.
    — Annie Gentile, Courant Community, 21 June 2018
  • Sometimes alone, other times in a group, these shots have the quality of portraiture.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 21 May 2021
  • This ruled out portraiture, which might otherwise have been a good source of income.
    — K.s.c., The Economist, 17 Sep. 2019
  • He hasn’t bothered to wear a wig either, rare in Georgian portraiture.
    — Time, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Lasser explained how, in this kind of portraiture, a figure might pose with the Bible or a scholarly tome.
    — Murray Whyte, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2019
  • There’s so much time and care invested in [portraiture].
    — Allison Noelle Conner, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
  • This is the power of mourning, the power of being part of a community, and yes, the power of portraiture.
    — Kim Sajet, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Feb. 2020
  • Leadership and portraiture have long gone hand in hand in Western art.
    — Adrienne L. Childs, CNN, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Although there is not a lot of portraiture in this exhibit, there are some pictures of people and pets.
    — Mike Giuliano, Howard County Times, 15 Dec. 2017
  • Gump now does sign commissions and pet portraiture around town.
    — Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022
  • But in most places and at most times, portraiture was available only to society’s elites.
    — Teju Cole, New York Times, 11 July 2017
  • The celebratory portraiture that has gummed up our galleries over the last five years is out, too.
    — Martha Schwendener, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Will Marsden’s Anthon Raimund is a twist on portraiture.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 13 July 2019
  • Then there’s the fact that Sultan’s sometimes staged portraiture is exquisitely composed in a way that the production isn’t.
    — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2023
  • One of the most prominent bonds in human portraiture is that of mother and child, one that returns again each spring in Mother’s Day cards.
    — Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2020
  • But alongside the custom pet portraiture and six foot plush giant squids are listings for something the platform has banned for nearly a decade: magical spells.
    — Cyrus Farivar, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
  • Still, the whitewashing of Reagan’s red-baiting remains the movie’s defining sin, and a testament to how any sense of portraiture is swamped by the petty desire to win a one-sided debate.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2024

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