oil painting
noun
1
a
: the act or art of painting in oil colors
b
: a picture painted in oils
2
: painting that uses pigments originally ground in oil
Examples of oil painting in a Sentence
He studied oil painting in college.
A large oil painting hangs above the mantel.
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Deep into February, the space is chaotic with vintage objects: mopeds and mannequins, guitars and amplifiers, golf clubs and croquet sets, beer signs and oil paintings.
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David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
While looking through the secondhand goods, Parry stumbled on an $8 oil painting.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
An oil painting could be created over a long period of time; could be treated like a stage set; could accommodate second opinions and be revised.
—airmail.news, 28 Dec. 2024
Aside from the oil painting of Two Human Beings (The Lonely Ones), the donation also includes five prints from the same series made between 1894 and 1917.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
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David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
While looking through the secondhand goods, Parry stumbled on an $8 oil painting.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
An oil painting could be created over a long period of time; could be treated like a stage set; could accommodate second opinions and be revised.
—airmail.news, 28 Dec. 2024
Aside from the oil painting of Two Human Beings (The Lonely Ones), the donation also includes five prints from the same series made between 1894 and 1917.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for oil painting
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“Oil painting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20painting. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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