artwork

noun

art·​work ˈärt-ˌwərk 

1

a

: an artistic production

an 8-foot metal artwork

b

: artistic work

artwork being sold on the sidewalk

2

a

: art sense 6

b

: material (such as a drawing or photograph) prepared for reproduction in printed matter

Examples of artwork in a Sentence

A local painter was selling her artwork on the street.

The walls of the restaurant are decorated in original artwork.

Some of the children's artwork was hanging on the refrigerator.

The museum recently recovered two stolen artworks.

Recent Examples on the Web

The artwork has 35 million natural and architectural data–all ethically collected, no private data–including Frank Gehry’s buildings and our additional data from nature. —Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025

Bright red wigs were aplenty as well, as fans playfully dressed up as Jennie in her album artwork. —Kristine Kwak, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025

The artwork is being unveiled as Mytheresa prepares to become a larger online group. —Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 7 Mar. 2025

Ninety-six percent of artworks sold by lot, while 98 percent sold by value. —George Nelson For Artnews, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for artwork

• beadwork
• berserk
• breastwork
• brickwork
• brushwork
• casework
• classwork
• clockwork
• coursework
• ductwork
• earthwork
• falsework