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also canvasses
as in paintings
a picture created with oil paint
one canvas by Picasso is worth more money than most of us can imagine
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Recent Examples of canvases
Another late work, Color Wheel, 2018–19, comprises a group of thirty massive canvases arranged in a circle, each a vivid, monochromatic shade atop which has been painted a single, dripping bar of complementary hue.
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News Desk, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
Zeller’s canvases mystified him.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Add it to the growing canvases of her daughters playing at the sea, climbing the rocks, placing their tiny hands in the crevices of the walls surrounding the house.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
The gallery hummed with the ideal number and mix of people—reverent Sherald fans, art students in statement glasses, and little kids rushing up to the massive canvases and screaming in delight.
—Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
Sir Ian McKellen stars as a retired pop art sensation who is now the target of a greedy inheritance plot to forge and complete his eight unfinished canvases.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
While others worked on traditional scale canvases, Chase orchestrated a massive, full-body installation.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Capes are their canvases and Styrofoam their clay, their medium for expression.
—Jeff Wilson, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
And when there was no space left in the hallway, large, blank canvases were hung in the kitchen to make room for more.
—Maddy Keyes, The Frontier, 5 Mar. 2026
News Desk, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
Zeller’s canvases mystified him.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Add it to the growing canvases of her daughters playing at the sea, climbing the rocks, placing their tiny hands in the crevices of the walls surrounding the house.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
The gallery hummed with the ideal number and mix of people—reverent Sherald fans, art students in statement glasses, and little kids rushing up to the massive canvases and screaming in delight.
—Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
Sir Ian McKellen stars as a retired pop art sensation who is now the target of a greedy inheritance plot to forge and complete his eight unfinished canvases.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
While others worked on traditional scale canvases, Chase orchestrated a massive, full-body installation.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Capes are their canvases and Styrofoam their clay, their medium for expression.
—Jeff Wilson, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
And when there was no space left in the hallway, large, blank canvases were hung in the kitchen to make room for more.
—Maddy Keyes, The Frontier, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canvases
paintings
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These motifs evolve into deeper explorations of aggression and subcultural aesthetics, dedicating space to his film Trash Humpers and the Shadow Fux paintings.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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This Italian city has innumerable artistic treasures, these 25 paintings among them.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Canvases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canvases. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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