oil painting

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Recent Examples of oil painting The gallery sold Janaina Tschäpe’s large oil painting Picking Flowers Quietly for $170,000 and Sam Moyer’s marble and plaster work Magic Number for $125,000. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 This part will be displayed under a ceiling of illuminated clouds, inspired by a John Constable oil painting of Hampstead Heath in the V&A collection. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026 Nearby hangs Rockwell’s famous 1964 oil painting showing marshals escorting 6-year-old Ruby Bridges to an integrated school. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 And on Saturday, Auburn’s defensive stop an inch short of the goal line to beat Baylor 17-16 was the stuff of oil paintings. — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for oil painting
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Noun
  • His studio contains reminders of Lisa, including a few paintings, an Easter card addressed to Vollmann from her pet lizard Greenie and an old report card that notes her excellence in subjects like language arts and French.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Over the years, presidents have changed the paintings on the wall, the statues, the carpets.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • On the other hand, very detailed Halloween graphics may look better on a larger bath mat canvas.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The possibility came from the cosmos, which to me represents boundless potential and the large-canvas storytelling of cinema.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Oil painting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oil%20painting. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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