: a substantial body of work constituting the lifework of a writer, an artist, or a composer
a catalogue of Rembrandt's oeuvre
scrupulously examines Dickens' oeuvre in order to demonstrate how his convictions helped to determine the shape of his novels—
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a novel that occupies a relatively minor position in the author's oeuvre
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The Pouch Daniel Lee’s first contribution to Bottega Veneta’s handbag oeuvre was a remarkably successful one.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2025
Exemplary of his oeuvre are Revival Field, 1990, pathbreaking at the time in its use of plants to remove heavy metals from soil, and the 2018 works Unmoored and Wake, placed in New York City’s Times Square and offering a visual preview of the effect that rising seas would have on the metropolis.
—News Desk, Artforum, 26 Dec. 2024
The conversation is conducted across time and space and is led by de Waal, who highlights both similarities and contrasts in each of their oeuvre.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Anthology series like the ones dotting Ryan Murphy’s oeuvre build a show over a season but lose any of the slow-burn relationship chemistry that gives Slow Horses its emotional oomph.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
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Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2025
Exemplary of his oeuvre are Revival Field, 1990, pathbreaking at the time in its use of plants to remove heavy metals from soil, and the 2018 works Unmoored and Wake, placed in New York City’s Times Square and offering a visual preview of the effect that rising seas would have on the metropolis.
—News Desk, Artforum, 26 Dec. 2024
The conversation is conducted across time and space and is led by de Waal, who highlights both similarities and contrasts in each of their oeuvre.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Anthology series like the ones dotting Ryan Murphy’s oeuvre build a show over a season but lose any of the slow-burn relationship chemistry that gives Slow Horses its emotional oomph.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Oeuvre.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oeuvre. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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