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portraits

A painting shows a man seated at an easel in a well-appointed studio, surrounded by rolled papers, paintings, art supplies and draped mustard-colored curtains, with a mannequin and a decorative bust on the mantelpiece behind him.

At Pallant House Gallery, Artists Capture Each Other With Candor, Compassion and Bite

It’s an excellent concept, hampered only by the weight of its potential.
By Henry Roberts
Devon Rodriguez poses beside a realist self-portrait.

How Devon Rodriguez, the World’s Most-Followed Artist, Rode the Six Train to Fame

When he began showing his subway portraits to their subjects with a sheepish “I drew you,” his popularity skyrocketed.
By Hudson Warm
An installation view of multiple painted portraits, displayed in uniform rows on white walls in a contemporary gallery, showing solemn, closely cropped faces of men and women.

From the White House to Your House: An Insider’s Guide to Commissioned Portraiture

Artists who accept commissions to paint portraits, no matter how esteemed they are in the realm of portraiture (or in fine art generally), learn to put their egos aside.
By Daniel Grant
A woman with shoulder-length dark hair, wearing a blue patterned shirt and a denim apron, sits on a stool in an art studio surrounded by her paintings, which depict glowing orange faces with dark backgrounds, conveying a sense of quiet focus.

Na Kim’s Hauntingly Luminous Portraits Are a Study in Subjectivity

By Christa Terry
A collage of rings and brooches featuring paintings of eyes

One Fine Show: ‘Eternal Love and Loss’ at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

By Dan Duray
Pixelated red, blue and white portrait of Barack Obama with word "HOPE" shown underneath

Artist Shepard Fairey’s Iconic Obama ‘Hope’ Portrait Is Headed for the Auction Block

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Dark oil painting depicts profile of bald man

A Study of the Portrait Infamously Destroyed by Winston Churchill Heads to Auction

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
A portrait of a seated girl in a white dress hangs on a wall with two gowns in glass cases in the background

John Singer Sargent and the Art of Dressing to Impress

By Frances Forbes-Carbines

Bisa Butler Is Looking Backward, Moving Forward and Never Giving Up

By Jasmine Lobe

One Fine Show: ‘A Very Strong Likeness of Her’ at the Milwaukee Art Museum

By Dan Duray
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The Most Stylish Dresses for Every Type of Valentine’s Day

By Morgan Halberg

What To Wear for Valentine’s Day—However You’re Planning To Celebrate

By Aemilia Madden

Five Holiday Dress Trends That Guarantee You’ll Be the Life of the Party

By Aemilia Madden

Caelum Gallery’s ‘Ride the Tiger’ Gets a Cosign from Adam Driver

By Helen Holmes

Frida Kahlo’s Final Self Portrait Will Go Up for Auction This Fall

By Helen Holmes

Winold Reiss in New York: What Does it Mean to Be Modern?

By Anne Wallentine

A Settlement Has Been Reached in a Dispute About a Max Liebermann Portrait

By Helen Holmes

Lucian Freud’s Reverential Portrait of David Hockney is Coming to Sotheby’s

By Helen Holmes

The Stake of Dignity: Mariette Pathy Allen’s Portraiture

By Grace Byron

‘People Come First’ at the Alice Neel Retrospective at The Met

By Nadja Sayej

Amsterdam’s ‘Slavery’ Exhibition Links Dutch Colonial Art to the Slave Trade

By Helen Holmes

Joan Baez’ Art Is Still Political, But Now She’s Making Paintings Instead of Music

By Helen Holmes

Amoako Boafo on Slowing Down and Staying Focused While His Auction Prices Skyrocket

By Devon Van Houten Maldonado

Phoebe Boswell’s Delicately-Rendered Portraits Ask Us to Care for One Another

By Wana Udobang
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