oil painting
noun
1
a
: the act or art of painting in oil colors
b
: a picture painted in oils
2
: painting that uses pigments originally ground in oil
Synonyms of oil painting
Examples of oil painting in a Sentence
He studied oil painting in college.
A large oil painting hangs above the mantel.
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On display throughout the property is an impressive art collection focusing on emerging and established Latin American and international talents with large-scale sculptures, oil paintings, ceramics, mosaics and lithographs.
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Carole Dixon, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
This original oil painting by Italian-American book illustrator and artist Pino Daeni is signed and is currently on sale for $13,000.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 20 Apr. 2026
The oil painting depicts a towering John the Baptist pouring water on the head of an even larger, almost shimmering Jesus; in the background, God, angels and cherubs look down from heaven in an ecstatic frenzy.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2026
But the Ballances were more than gallant warriors – in fact, a life-size oil painting of Marti’s great-grandfather Charles Ballance’s wife and children – including her grandfather Willis as a 3-year-old – hangs in a place of honor at the Illinois State Museum in Springfield.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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Carole Dixon, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
This original oil painting by Italian-American book illustrator and artist Pino Daeni is signed and is currently on sale for $13,000.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 20 Apr. 2026
The oil painting depicts a towering John the Baptist pouring water on the head of an even larger, almost shimmering Jesus; in the background, God, angels and cherubs look down from heaven in an ecstatic frenzy.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2026
But the Ballances were more than gallant warriors – in fact, a life-size oil painting of Marti’s great-grandfather Charles Ballance’s wife and children – including her grandfather Willis as a 3-year-old – hangs in a place of honor at the Illinois State Museum in Springfield.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Oil painting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20painting. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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