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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Republicans raised $11,000 in donations to commission the oil painting, Colorado Public Radio reported.
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Emma Bowman, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
An oil painting of Pendergast with his racehorse, Climax, is a focal point, surrounded by horse-racing medals and trophies.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2025
House Democrats said last month that the oil painting would be taken down at the request of Republican legislative leaders.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
Image An untitled oil painting by George Morrison from 1965 charts two-dimensional topographies dissected by grid lines.
—Petala Ironcloud, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Emma Bowman, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
An oil painting of Pendergast with his racehorse, Climax, is a focal point, surrounded by horse-racing medals and trophies.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2025
House Democrats said last month that the oil painting would be taken down at the request of Republican legislative leaders.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
Image An untitled oil painting by George Morrison from 1965 charts two-dimensional topographies dissected by grid lines.
—Petala Ironcloud, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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“Oil painting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20painting. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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