as in canvases
a picture created with oil paint
the Mona Lisa is a haunting painting of a woman with a most mysterious smile
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Recent Examples of paintings
In a previous life, the wooden crate had been used by artist Robert Rauschenberg, widely regarded as the father of assemblage art in the United States, to house and transport his paintings before Basquiat incorporated it into his own work.
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Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
The journey from 1600 to 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue To humanize the presidency amid the height of World War II, Stephen Early, Roosevelt’s press secretary, commissioned Rockwell to create the suite of paintings.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Now, one block from the White House, where scores of people have waited to see the president, Norman Rockwell's paintings will be on view for the general public through June of 2027.
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Elizabeth Blair,
NPR,
25 June 2026
Many of the paintings include a portrait of a Pullman porter or a maid surrounded by splashes of color and fragments of archival documents — newspaper clippings, timesheets, employee records.
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Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
25 June 2026
One of the most expensive Mark Rothko pieces to ever sell at auction (more on the first in a second), Brown and Blacks in Reds was created in 1957—one of the artist’s 37 paintings that year.
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Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
25 June 2026
Marcus’s paintings still have that effect.
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Grace Edquist,
Vogue,
25 June 2026
In both the real and metaphysical locations of the show, the backgrounds are all painted by hand, something which was pointed out took up a lot of time due to the number of paintings in the show and due to the number of montages.
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Kambole Campbell,
Variety,
25 June 2026
Snider argued in the post that the similarities between the paintings could not be possibly be incidental.
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Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
18 June 2026
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
The journey from 1600 to 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue To humanize the presidency amid the height of World War II, Stephen Early, Roosevelt’s press secretary, commissioned Rockwell to create the suite of paintings.
—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Now, one block from the White House, where scores of people have waited to see the president, Norman Rockwell's paintings will be on view for the general public through June of 2027.
—
Elizabeth Blair,
NPR,
25 June 2026
Many of the paintings include a portrait of a Pullman porter or a maid surrounded by splashes of color and fragments of archival documents — newspaper clippings, timesheets, employee records.
—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
25 June 2026
One of the most expensive Mark Rothko pieces to ever sell at auction (more on the first in a second), Brown and Blacks in Reds was created in 1957—one of the artist’s 37 paintings that year.
—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
25 June 2026
Marcus’s paintings still have that effect.
—
Grace Edquist,
Vogue,
25 June 2026
In both the real and metaphysical locations of the show, the backgrounds are all painted by hand, something which was pointed out took up a lot of time due to the number of paintings in the show and due to the number of montages.
—
Kambole Campbell,
Variety,
25 June 2026
Snider argued in the post that the similarities between the paintings could not be possibly be incidental.
—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paintings
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Some 16 Picasso canvases have sold for more than $50 million, according to art analytics firm ARTDAI.
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In the gallery, rich, bright colors burst off the canvases, at once joyful and unsettling.
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Although there’s been a little effort to pretty it up, like the series of murals installed in 2013 that were intended to capture the spirit of the track, it’s been doomed since around 2007, when Governor Eliot Spitzer proposed shutting it down.
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As visitors descend on downtown Atlanta for World Cup events, the murals offer another way to experience the city — one that doesn't require a ticket.
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“Paintings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paintings. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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