canvases

variants also canvasses
plural of canvas

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Recent Examples of canvases Pollock used a barn on the property to work on his enormous canvases, while Krasner painted first in the kitchen and then in a small, upstairs bedroom. — Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026 At Deering Estate, blue canvases stretch across a waterfront lawn, others extend among mango trees, while still more create a canvas shelter large enough for visitors to step inside. — Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 Lichtenstein rose to prominence for canvases that drew inspiration from bold black outlines, flat bright colors, and fields of dots that defined commercial printing across comic books, advertisements, and newspapers. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026 With Carrie, the architect of an elaborate dollhouse, and Florine, a painter whose iconoclastic canvases have made their way into the modernist canon, Ettie hosted a salon frequented by the day’s avant garde. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026 The auction includes canvases by Van Gogh and Cézanne, which are alone estimated to bring in $180 million and $120 million, respectively. — News Desk, Artforum, 30 Sep. 2026 The discs provide fittingly versatile canvases for seasonal produce. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026 Her earliest textured paintings were relatively simple, but flowers and bold colors quickly began taking over her canvases. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canvases
paintings
Noun
  • The backstory Eagle-eyed guests will spot the curious Greek elements dotted around—the urns in the bathroom, the Acropolis paintings in the dining room, the Hellenic motif on the plates.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The expansion will also include new gallery space for the permanent collection, which has around 2,000 paintings, 500 sculptures, and an 800-piece collection of decorative arts.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 6 Oct. 2026

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