artwork

noun

art·​work ˈärt-ˌwərk 

1

a

: an artistic production

an 8-foot metal artwork

b

: artistic work

artwork being sold on the sidewalk

2

a

: art sense 6

b

: material (such as a drawing or photograph) prepared for reproduction in printed matter

Examples of artwork in a Sentence

A local painter was selling her artwork on the street.

The walls of the restaurant are decorated in original artwork.

Some of the children's artwork was hanging on the refrigerator.

The museum recently recovered two stolen artworks.

Recent Examples on the Web

The 20,062-seat stadium has a Petco Park vibe, from the artwork and nods to the team’s history located throughout the stadium. —Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026

For decades, the 1990 theft of 13 artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum — now valued at more than $500 million — has remained unsolved. —ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026

To that end, Servais feels a contemporary art price adjustment will meet the demands of a market that is still in sticker shock over ultra-contemporary artworks that auction for less than their primary market cost. —Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 26 Apr. 2026

His hoop dreams faded in high school, but his artwork continues to feed off the obsession. —Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for artwork

• beadwork
• berserk
• breastwork
• brickwork
• brushwork
• casework
• classwork
• clockwork
• coursework
• ductwork
• earthwork
• falsework