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 artwork — a graphic close-up shot of a tiny American flag bikini on a woman’s pelvic area — was considered so distasteful by some that chain stores like Walmart and Kmart banned it at the time. —David Browne, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025

Surfaces feature seeded glass, while custom artwork nods to Still Here’s family history. —Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025

The exhibition recalls the struggles and triumphs of this history through documentation, individual reflection, and artworks, including by important figures in this contemporary process like Henry and Loewenstein. —Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

For visual inspiration and to flesh out Lee’s story, in part due to difficulty finding much information on her life before her move to America, Fastvold and Corbet found great value in Baroque and religious artwork. —Barry Levitt, Time, 10 Sep. 2025

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