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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Her museum-worthy silhouette featured a bold brushstroke-like texture, giving the impression of a three-dimensional oil painting.
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Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
An oil painting by Frida Kahlo sold for $34.9 million at Sotheby’s in November 2021, setting an auction benchmark for the most expensive artwork by a Latin American artist.
—Alex Vadukul, New York Times, 3 May 2024
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Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
An oil painting by Frida Kahlo sold for $34.9 million at Sotheby’s in November 2021, setting an auction benchmark for the most expensive artwork by a Latin American artist.
—Alex Vadukul, New York Times, 3 May 2024
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“Oil painting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20painting. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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