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.
Recent Examples on the Web Featuring over 40 oil paintings of historic Milford. 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 See all Example Sentences for oil painting 

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Word History

First Known Use

1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Time Traveler
The first known use of oil painting was in 1699

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“Oil painting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20painting. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

oil painting

noun
: a painting done with oil paints

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