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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Some of the artwork on display and for sale includes oil paintings, digital prints, glass sculptures, jewelry and pottery pieces.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
Located some 60 miles west of Tokyo, the Pola Museum of Art has three original van Gogh oil paintings in its collections—more than any other Japanese museum, reports the Art Newspaper’s Martin Bailey.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2025
Trotta admitted to stealing a Warhol silkscreen, a Pollack oil painting, rings and MVP plaques worth $500,000 together, including items from the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center in New Jersey, among other items.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Galileo’s Bar From a seat at Galileo’s Bar, guests can see the opulent spiral staircases and a ceiling styled like an oil painting, framed by metal detailing.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
Located some 60 miles west of Tokyo, the Pola Museum of Art has three original van Gogh oil paintings in its collections—more than any other Japanese museum, reports the Art Newspaper’s Martin Bailey.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2025
Trotta admitted to stealing a Warhol silkscreen, a Pollack oil painting, rings and MVP plaques worth $500,000 together, including items from the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center in New Jersey, among other items.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Galileo’s Bar From a seat at Galileo’s Bar, guests can see the opulent spiral staircases and a ceiling styled like an oil painting, framed by metal detailing.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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“Oil painting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20painting. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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