as in paintings
a picture created with oil paint
hung a beautiful oil painting of the bay on the living room wall
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Recent Examples of oil paintings
The collection, worth millions, comprises some 1,500 oil paintings, including works by Rembrandt and Peter Paul Rubens, though their rightful owners remain unknown.
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Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
On display throughout the property is an impressive art collection focusing on emerging and established Latin American and international talents with large-scale sculptures, oil paintings, ceramics, mosaics and lithographs.
—Carole Dixon, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
Franco, who came to Miami with her family from Venezuela, has made a series of oil paintings of people and scenes from the Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop, where her mother is a vendor.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
The lobby is framed by walls awash in a deep olive green and accented by oil paintings and tapestries depicting the city.
—John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
The art mediums vary, from oil paintings to sculptures and colored drawings.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
What once was a small drawing or painting has become breathtaking large scale oil paintings.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Typically, Rockwell created his Saturday Evening Post covers using oils, then the magazine would reproduce those oil paintings.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Any of the original 19th-century art on the walls of every bedroom and hallway—from oil paintings to etchings to political cartoons warrant inclusion here.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
On display throughout the property is an impressive art collection focusing on emerging and established Latin American and international talents with large-scale sculptures, oil paintings, ceramics, mosaics and lithographs.
—Carole Dixon, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
Franco, who came to Miami with her family from Venezuela, has made a series of oil paintings of people and scenes from the Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop, where her mother is a vendor.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
The lobby is framed by walls awash in a deep olive green and accented by oil paintings and tapestries depicting the city.
—John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
The art mediums vary, from oil paintings to sculptures and colored drawings.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
What once was a small drawing or painting has become breathtaking large scale oil paintings.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Typically, Rockwell created his Saturday Evening Post covers using oils, then the magazine would reproduce those oil paintings.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Any of the original 19th-century art on the walls of every bedroom and hallway—from oil paintings to etchings to political cartoons warrant inclusion here.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oil paintings
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More than 30 Guild artists will exhibit and sell their work throughout the properties, including paintings, ceramics, glass, gourd art, fiber arts, photography and jewelry.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
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The earthy background palate is enlivened by pops of coral and deep burgundy, the custom furnishings personalized by paintings, sculptures, and gorgeous books.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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The curators Christine Riding and Lucy Bamford have brought together ten canvases that were originally shown in London between 1765 and 1773—the pieces thanks to which, during his mid-thirties, the North Midlands artist first secured a national reputation.—
Julian Bell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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While some canvases feature just fencing and textile patterns, others incorporate hands and figures, sometimes in vulnerable moments.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Oil paintings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oil%20paintings. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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