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
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Just in the war’s opening weeks, international air freight costs for fine art spiked as much as 300 percent, according to Wang Jianmin, founder of Chinese art logistics company Top Space Art Service.
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Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
The professor of fine arts, emeritus, at Aurora University is also inaugural director of AU’s Shingoethe Center, which contains thousands of items detailing the Native American experience, an outgrowth of the collection owned by Aurora residents Herbert and Martha Schingoethe.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
The following 15 students have been selected as semifinalists for the 2026 Artist of the Year in fine arts from a field of 164 nominees.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
A-list rock stars from Rage Against the Machine and underground peers like N8NOFACE have lauded them, and the fine art and film worlds have noticed too.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
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Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
The professor of fine arts, emeritus, at Aurora University is also inaugural director of AU’s Shingoethe Center, which contains thousands of items detailing the Native American experience, an outgrowth of the collection owned by Aurora residents Herbert and Martha Schingoethe.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
The following 15 students have been selected as semifinalists for the 2026 Artist of the Year in fine arts from a field of 164 nominees.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
A-list rock stars from Rage Against the Machine and underground peers like N8NOFACE have lauded them, and the fine art and film worlds have noticed too.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Fine art.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fine%20art. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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