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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The Hilberts collected watercolors, oil paintings, and prints depicting everyday life in California plus major collections of animation and movie production art, and American illustrations.
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Amy Bentley, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
An oil painting by Pablo Picasso, unseen by the public for more than 80 years, will go under the hammer in Paris next month.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Cameron creates oil paintings, embroidery and mixed media collages.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
Working with both oil paintings and performance art, her pieces are aimed at protecting and honoring the earth.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
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Amy Bentley, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
An oil painting by Pablo Picasso, unseen by the public for more than 80 years, will go under the hammer in Paris next month.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Cameron creates oil paintings, embroidery and mixed media collages.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
Working with both oil paintings and performance art, her pieces are aimed at protecting and honoring the earth.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 16 Sep. 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 21 Sep. 2025.
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