oil painting
noun
1
a
: the act or art of painting in oil colors
b
: a picture painted in oils
2
: painting that uses pigments originally ground in oil
Examples of oil painting in a Sentence
He studied oil painting in college.
A large oil painting hangs above the mantel.
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Featuring over 40 oil paintings of historic Milford.
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Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024
The exhibit includes several of the oil paintings and pastels that Cassatt (1844-1926) showed at the 1879 show, a success for her and other artists.
—Robert Taylor, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
The club is replete with oil paintings of many of Britain’s most important seafarers and each year hosts Cowes Race Week, the country’s sailing equivalent to Wimbledon.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2024
Yaacov Agam’s large oil painting Evening (1976) also hammered at $320,000 or $384,000 with fees on an estimate of $150,000 to $200,000.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 27 Sep. 2024
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Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024
The exhibit includes several of the oil paintings and pastels that Cassatt (1844-1926) showed at the 1879 show, a success for her and other artists.
—Robert Taylor, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
The club is replete with oil paintings of many of Britain’s most important seafarers and each year hosts Cowes Race Week, the country’s sailing equivalent to Wimbledon.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2024
Yaacov Agam’s large oil painting Evening (1976) also hammered at $320,000 or $384,000 with fees on an estimate of $150,000 to $200,000.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Oil painting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20painting. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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