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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Her passion is apparent through several tiny pirate ships around the room, the massive oil painting above the hearth, and Brenda’s first appearance being a panicked phone call about the annual Lake Charles Pirate Festival.
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Charles Lewis Iii, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Like traditional artwork, Piper said her quilts are not made to be utilized, but to hang on a wall like an oil painting would hang.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Typically, the latest available presidential portrait — often a realistic oil painting — hangs in the main entrance hall, where heads of state are welcomed.
—New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
And to avoid the appearance of simple wooden dolls as characters, Lavis and Szczerbowski had the heads of their puppets designed to look like old wood with multilayered oil painting that in reality are silicon molds placed on white plastic.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
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Charles Lewis Iii, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Like traditional artwork, Piper said her quilts are not made to be utilized, but to hang on a wall like an oil painting would hang.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Typically, the latest available presidential portrait — often a realistic oil painting — hangs in the main entrance hall, where heads of state are welcomed.
—New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
And to avoid the appearance of simple wooden dolls as characters, Lavis and Szczerbowski had the heads of their puppets designed to look like old wood with multilayered oil painting that in reality are silicon molds placed on white plastic.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Oil painting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20painting. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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