oil paintings

noun

plural of oil painting
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 Bulgari bathroom amenities, and hi-tech touches do not detract from the old-world charm of the warm wood paneling, soft silk wallpaper, and original oil paintings found throughout the hotel. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026 Displaying oil paintings, watercolors, studies, and multiple proofs alongside the full corpus of his etchings, the PMA show allows the viewer to discover the process of etching alongside Homer. — Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 31 July 2026 The last day on Earth depicted through living oil paintings animated by dense, textured brushstrokes in motion, exploring human emotion. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 July 2026 Collectors won’t want to miss The Adobe Fine Art, an award-winning 10,000-foot space filled with oil paintings of cowboys and gunslingers, fiber sculptures of Native American warriors, traditional Pueblo pottery, and much more. — Allison Savage Bates, Denver Post, 19 July 2026 The lobbies are lousy with academic-chic décor like books bought by the yard, oil paintings of dead white men, and displays of university memorabilia. — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 The 68 works — including 10 oil paintings by Kahlo — went on display at the Museum of Modern Art in February, the first public showing in Mexico in almost two decades. — Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 Some of the art at the festival also featured a connection to the Philadelphia area, including oil paintings created by Jean Broden. — Raymond Strickland, CBS News, 28 June 2026 Normally, Testa prefers canvas for her oil paintings. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oil paintings
  1. paintings
  2. canvases
Noun
  • The open-air rock shelters and towering sandstone cliffs are living canvases of ancient paintings from the Upper Paleolithic Period to the Neolithic (50,000–8,000 bce).
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The consignment is expected to anchor the upcoming auction season and includes paintings by Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Camille Pissarro, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and others.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of paintings
Noun
  • 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
  • The open-air rock shelters and towering sandstone cliffs are living canvases of ancient paintings from the Upper Paleolithic Period to the Neolithic (50,000–8,000 bce).
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of canvases

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“Oil paintings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oil%20paintings. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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