fine art
noun
1
a
: art (such as painting, sculpture, or music) concerned primarily with the creation of beautiful objects
—usually used in plural
b
: objects of fine art
2
: an activity requiring a fine skill
Examples of fine art in a Sentence
a collector of fine art
She studies painting in the department of fine arts.
We saw the sculpture at the Museum of Fine Arts.
the fine art of gourmet cooking
Recent Examples on the Web
Alcala graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, with a fine arts degree in 1968.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Last month, Saks started to sell art and unveiled a fine art collection of more than 100 limited-edition contemporary prints.
—David Moin, WWD, 9 Oct. 2024
Not many of your future gigs are going to involve world-class talents, caught in the preternatural bloom of youth, who happen to be equally, proficiently gifted in the areas of singing, songcraft, self-revelation and the fine art of rocking out.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
Blood holds a bachelor of arts degree in English from Westminster College and a master of fine arts degree in creative writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts.
—Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 29 Sep. 2024
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Last month, Saks started to sell art and unveiled a fine art collection of more than 100 limited-edition contemporary prints.
—David Moin, WWD, 9 Oct. 2024
Not many of your future gigs are going to involve world-class talents, caught in the preternatural bloom of youth, who happen to be equally, proficiently gifted in the areas of singing, songcraft, self-revelation and the fine art of rocking out.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
Blood holds a bachelor of arts degree in English from Westminster College and a master of fine arts degree in creative writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts.
—Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Fine art.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fine%20art. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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