noun
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a characteristic manner of applying paint with a brush
that is not Rembrandt's brushwork
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work done with a brush
Etymology
Origin of brushwork
Example Sentences
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Figures emerge from his signature black background, their silhouettes resolving and dissolving amid legato drips and vigorous brushwork.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Jeong’s dense, dynamic brushwork distinguishes his style from those of the neighboring landscape traditions of China and Japan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
"Raeburn's expressive, seemingly effortless brushwork, the characteristic warm palette, soft atmospheric lighting and sensitive rendering of the instantly recognisable Robert Burns are a joy," she said.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2026
Found materials, including street signage rulers, ornithology illustrations and children’s drawings, festoon the canvas, mingling with hurried chalk annotations and prays of gestural brushwork resembling graffiti.
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2024
His bold brushwork, his unaffected and individual handling of bright sunlight, his high animal spirits, are like no other painter we know, unless it be the Scandinavian Zorn.
From Handbook of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts by Joseph Breck
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