work of art
noun phrase
1
: a product of one of the fine arts
especially
: a painting or sculpture of high artistic quality
2
: something giving high aesthetic satisfaction to the viewer or listener
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Part of what makes his significant and beautiful memoir, A Different Person (1995), an important work of art is Merrill’s self-awareness that writing a memoir is an act in service of not a self but many selves, amounting not to a definitive statement but to a kind of treatise about being.
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Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
The coffee shop is a work of art in itself (as are the directional signs).
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2026
Fifty years later, Lumet and Chayefsky’s brilliant work of art is neither a satire nor reportage.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2026
Joel Shapiro’s wine collection itself is a work of art.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2026
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Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
The coffee shop is a work of art in itself (as are the directional signs).
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2026
Fifty years later, Lumet and Chayefsky’s brilliant work of art is neither a satire nor reportage.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2026
Joel Shapiro’s wine collection itself is a work of art.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for work of art
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“Work of art.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20of%20art. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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