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Kylie's birthday celebrations included a lavish-looking dinner as well as a creative self-portrait painting session.
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
That celebrated epigram is delivered by the character of Octave, who is the greatest creation of Renoir’s career—not least because he’s played by Renoir in a performance that’s essentially a self-portrait, even an onscreen self-creation.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 July 2025
From her audacious breakout piece Propped (1992) –a self-portrait that snarls at convention—to her recent abstract experiments, the show underscores Saville’s ability to oscillate between flesh and feeling.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
The show’s last section features works by photographers including Claude Cahun and Van Leo, who embodied a range of masculine, feminine, and neuter personae in their playful self-portraits.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 15 July 2025
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
That celebrated epigram is delivered by the character of Octave, who is the greatest creation of Renoir’s career—not least because he’s played by Renoir in a performance that’s essentially a self-portrait, even an onscreen self-creation.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 July 2025
From her audacious breakout piece Propped (1992) –a self-portrait that snarls at convention—to her recent abstract experiments, the show underscores Saville’s ability to oscillate between flesh and feeling.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
The show’s last section features works by photographers including Claude Cahun and Van Leo, who embodied a range of masculine, feminine, and neuter personae in their playful self-portraits.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 15 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-portrait
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“Self-portrait.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-portrait. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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