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When I painted him, he had just had a set of false teeth inserted, which accounts for the constrained expression so noticeable about the mouth and lower part of the face.
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The painter explains that the person’s tight or restricted facial expression was caused by recently having false teeth inserted. The discomfort or unfamiliarity of the new teeth affected the mouth and lower face, making that part of the portrait look unusually constrained.
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