: a substantial body of work constituting the lifework of a writer, an artist, or a composer
a catalogue of Rembrandt's oeuvre
scrupulously examines Dickens' oeuvre in order to demonstrate how his convictions helped to determine the shape of his novels—
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a novel that occupies a relatively minor position in the author's oeuvre
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And how, as Owens readies an exhibition dedicated to his oeuvre at the Palais Galliera in Paris, which opens to the public Thursday.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
Exploring revelatory new territory and enriched by dynamic video and performance clips from Joel’s musical oeuvre, many never before seen, the documentary gives a window into his process and chronicles his monumental successes, while diving into the hidden complexities of his life.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
Other exhibition highlights include several paintings of Montagne Sainte-Victoire, a limestone mountain ridge that hangs over Aix and appears more than 80 times in Cézanne’s oeuvre.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
Though Willis was influenced by the New York School, his oeuvre encompassed genres including Abstract Expressionism, lyrical abstraction, process art, postminimalism, Biomorphic Cubism (as Willis termed works in which intuition and geometry collided), and Color Field painting.
—News Desk, Artforum, 20 June 2025
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
Exploring revelatory new territory and enriched by dynamic video and performance clips from Joel’s musical oeuvre, many never before seen, the documentary gives a window into his process and chronicles his monumental successes, while diving into the hidden complexities of his life.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
Other exhibition highlights include several paintings of Montagne Sainte-Victoire, a limestone mountain ridge that hangs over Aix and appears more than 80 times in Cézanne’s oeuvre.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
Though Willis was influenced by the New York School, his oeuvre encompassed genres including Abstract Expressionism, lyrical abstraction, process art, postminimalism, Biomorphic Cubism (as Willis termed works in which intuition and geometry collided), and Color Field painting.
—News Desk, Artforum, 20 June 2025
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“Oeuvre.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oeuvre. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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