self-portrait
noun
a portrait of oneself done by oneself.
self-portraits
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pluralof self-portrait.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Kahlo painted dozens of self-portraits, many relating to the excruciating physical pain she continued to suffer as the result of a childhood accident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The earliest works at the Met—vivid self-portraits and portraits, figure paintings, large genre scenes and history paintings from the 1880s—introduce us to an artist sensitive to nuance, a fine draftsman with an assured touch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2026
A brilliant final section of self-portraits, beginning with the artist as a fresh-faced 23-year-old, documents both her changing appearance and her evolving conceptions of what a painting could be.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2026
In June 2016, the museum debuted its first special exhibition, “Cindy Sherman: Imitation of Life,” which featured 120 self-portraits pulled from the Broad’s collection, the world’s largest holdings of Sherman’s photographic oeuvre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025
For years people thought the man in the painting was Vincent, one of his three dozen self-portraits.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
