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Carlos Vega’s Ivory Tower, 2012, made with stamps and oil paint on lead is on the back wall behind the table.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2024
Bird was the nickname of Charlie Parker, the innovative bebop saxophonist and Joans’s roommate, whom Joans first memorialized in oil paint shortly after his untimely death in 1955.
—Jack Denton, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
In addition to lipstick, Kiss Off is formulated to remove stains from blood, coffee, red wine, grease, makeup, oil paint, and grass.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2024
In her teens, Wei Wei’s teachers encouraged her to start using oil paint rather than the easier to work with acrylic.
—Nicole Demarco, Vogue, 26 July 2024
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First Known Use
1759, in the meaning defined above
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“Oil paint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20paint. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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oil paint
noun
: paint made with a drying oil
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