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also canvasses
as in paintings
a picture created with oil paint
one canvas by Picasso is worth more money than most of us can imagine
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Recent Examples of canvases
Maxine used both additive and subtractive painting processes to build textured canvases.
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Emma Allen, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
NewSubstance utilizes over 20 years of experience to forge public art from a variety of immense canvases including a North Sea oil rig, Baku’s Olympic Stadium in Azerbaijan, and even the night sky above the Secret Garden Party in Cambridge, England.
—Niyaz Pirani, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The German hyperrealist’s iconic Kerze (Candle), 1982, is among the canvases hitting the block, carrying an estimate of $35 million to $50 million.
—News Desk, Artforum, 10 Apr. 2026
The two want to hire Butler to find the canvases, finish them herself in secret, and return them to the house.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026
Josephine Joy’s canvases teem with San Diego’s pepper trees and aloe plants.
—John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
In the film, Coel is a reclusive painter who’s hired by the children of a famous artist to pose as his assistant and gain access to a series of fabled canvases to secure their inheritance.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2026
Chronicled in books and painted on canvases, the 1801 battle is deeply embedded in Denmark's national story.
—CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
The abstract painter explores materiality and expression through studies of color and material on unprimed canvases.
—Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Emma Allen, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
NewSubstance utilizes over 20 years of experience to forge public art from a variety of immense canvases including a North Sea oil rig, Baku’s Olympic Stadium in Azerbaijan, and even the night sky above the Secret Garden Party in Cambridge, England.
—Niyaz Pirani, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The German hyperrealist’s iconic Kerze (Candle), 1982, is among the canvases hitting the block, carrying an estimate of $35 million to $50 million.
—News Desk, Artforum, 10 Apr. 2026
The two want to hire Butler to find the canvases, finish them herself in secret, and return them to the house.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026
Josephine Joy’s canvases teem with San Diego’s pepper trees and aloe plants.
—John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
In the film, Coel is a reclusive painter who’s hired by the children of a famous artist to pose as his assistant and gain access to a series of fabled canvases to secure their inheritance.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2026
Chronicled in books and painted on canvases, the 1801 battle is deeply embedded in Denmark's national story.
—CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
The abstract painter explores materiality and expression through studies of color and material on unprimed canvases.
—Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canvases
paintings
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London’s Barbican Center has dedicated a series of innovative exhibitions pairing his sculptures and paintings with work by contemporary artists such as Huma Bhabha, Lynda Benglis, and Mona Hatoum, lasting through this spring.—
Ara H. Merjian,
ARTnews.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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Many Australian Indigenous artists make the pieces, including paintings on eucalyptus bark and neon light sculptures.—
Brian Sherrod,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Canvases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canvases. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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