artwork

[ahrt-wurk]

noun

1. Printing.

   1. the elements that constitute a mechanical, as type, proofs, and illustrations.

   2. a mechanical; paste-up.

2. the production of artistic or craft objects.

3. the object so produced.

artwork

/ ˈɑːtˌwɜːk /

noun

1. all the original nontextual matter in a publication, esp the illustrations

Word History and Origins

Origin of artwork¹

First recorded in 1875–80; art ¹ + work

Example Sentences

The auction house said that in a world first, the starting bid on the artwork would be determined by the exact price of its weight in gold when the sale begins.

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North Lanarkshire Council has now told her the tunnel - which includes carved pumpkins, models of witches and skeletons and spooky artwork - is a "potential hazard" because it has plastic pipes and wooden rails.

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The FBI’s Art Crime team is a highly specialized unit of 20 agents trained in investigation theft, fraud and forgery of artwork as well as cultural-property trafficking.

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Other artworks, fused with the architecture, have been boldly reimagined.

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Donum’s handout literature and website provide labeled maps and thorough descriptions of each artwork.

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Related Words

• art 
• picture 
• piece 
• portrait 
• watercolor