work of art
noun phrase
1
: a product of one of the fine arts
especially
: a painting or sculpture of high artistic quality
2
: something giving high aesthetic satisfaction to the viewer or listener
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For the cover of the February 10, 2025, issue, the cartoonist Tom Gauld suggests a novel form of light therapy for the winter months: exposure to the warming rays of a work of art.
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Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
For 40 years, visitors to the children’s section of the Kansas City Public Library’s old main location at 1211 McGee were greeted by a stunning work of art.
—Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2025
Take Scott Richler’s Harlow Dried Flowers chandelier, a handcrafted work of art that combines black steel with floret forms for a perfectly punk expression of functional design.
—Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2025
As for the brutalist island, that’s a work of art created by Moore in collaboration with Peter Glassford.
—Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 22 Jan. 2025
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Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
For 40 years, visitors to the children’s section of the Kansas City Public Library’s old main location at 1211 McGee were greeted by a stunning work of art.
—Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2025
Take Scott Richler’s Harlow Dried Flowers chandelier, a handcrafted work of art that combines black steel with floret forms for a perfectly punk expression of functional design.
—Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2025
As for the brutalist island, that’s a work of art created by Moore in collaboration with Peter Glassford.
—Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Work of art.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20of%20art. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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