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

Some of the contemporary artworks on the upper stories of the main building. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2026

Artist Chris Dyer, who sells custom glass artworks, had a similar love-at-first-sight story with Thrive. —Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026

Now this artist, who is devoted to depicting the Chicano struggle, says removing Chavez from artwork may be the only choice. —Steve Large, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026

By amalgamating these museological devices into the artwork, Aram directly upsets the threefold impulse to pierce form with meaning, to arrest color with identity, and to neutralize bodies with limits. —Julian Stern, Artforum, 24 Mar. 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