Synonyms of canvases

canvases

noun

variants also canvasses

plural of canvas

as in paintings

a picture created with oil paint

one canvas by Picasso is worth more money than most of us can imagine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paintings
• oils
• murals
• watercolors
• oil paintings
• frescoes
• panoramas
• drawings
• masterpieces
• etchings
• acrylics
• gouaches
• diptychs
• sketches
• pastels
• aquarelles
• triptychs
• finger paintings
• distempers
• temperas
• showpieces
• pièces de résistance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of canvases

Mansour persevered, turning out bright canvases of olive groves and peasants that brought to mind his former home and were well received. — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Aug. 2026

Repetitive motifs in various shapes were her trademark, resembling netting, swirls or worms, but most often dots, dancing proudly on her canvases or as sparkling balls or dots of light in her installations in all their vibrant, psychedelic glory. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, Avery, working now on larger canvases, let particulars of the observed world dissolve into trembling fields of color. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026

Preservationists have voiced concerns that vibrations created by the cars could damage artworks by cracking canvases or loosening mounts. — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

For these works, Warhol covered canvases in a metallic gold and copper background and had friends and acquaintances urinate directly onto them. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

Detectives are working to obtain search warrants and conduct canvasses and interviews, according to the East Windsor Police Department. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026

Few works in the show are titled, boxes filled with objects remain closed (one is even tightly wrapped in cellophane), and canvases are stacked one atop the other like pizza boxes—content and images concealed. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Every day that the weather allows, Jose David Morales-Ortiz, 65, will hang around a dozen canvases on his fence and sit outside for hours, selling original paintings and other handmade trinkets to passersby. — Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 10 Aug. 2026