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
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 the wall: violas da gamba (baroque cousin of the cello), violas d’amore (baroque cousin of the violin), an oil painting of Christine playing the cello as a child, a rare oud constructed when Istanbul was still Constantinople.
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Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
Viewers around the world were drawn in to Alice’s dreamy oil paintings, the couple’s enduring love story and the charm of life in the French countryside.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 29 July 2025
Fielding went to examine the piece, a dirty but undamaged oil painting of about two square feet.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2025
Her large-scale oil paintings are monumental, both in size and emotional depth.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
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Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
Viewers around the world were drawn in to Alice’s dreamy oil paintings, the couple’s enduring love story and the charm of life in the French countryside.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 29 July 2025
Fielding went to examine the piece, a dirty but undamaged oil painting of about two square feet.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2025
Her large-scale oil paintings are monumental, both in size and emotional depth.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for oil painting
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“Oil painting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20painting. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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