oil painting

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Recent Examples of oil painting 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 Republicans raised $11,000 in donations to commission the oil painting, Colorado Public Radio reported. Emma Bowman, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for oil painting
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Noun
  • Although the reviews were rave, the paintings also evoked some feelings of remorse.
    Steve Hartman, CBS News, 27 June 2025
  • She was known to barter paintings for medical bills, home repairs and tobacco.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Its sturdy canvas ensures durability, while the interior pocket secures smaller items.
    Jené Luciani Sena may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025
  • Back at Riri’s house, Natalie decides that nobody puts baby in a corner and projects herself onto the canvas of Ronnie’s painting-in-progress.
    Stacia Brown, Vulture, 26 June 2025

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