oil painting
Americannoun
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the art or technique of painting with oil colors.
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a painting executed in oil colors.
noun
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a picture painted with oil paints
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the art or process of painting with oil paints
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informal he is not good-looking
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Origin of oil painting
First recorded in 1775–85
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The oil painting “Approaching Storm” captures the kind of picturesque scene that would get fine artist Paul Grimm work in early Hollywood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Monaco's royal Christmas card is much grander, with a big fire, oil painting, formal clothes, and a sense of regal order.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025
In the oil painting, a young woman in a red dress sits on the edge of a motel bed, gripping the footboard tensely.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025
The print was one from a limited edition of 850 published in 1973, with the original oil painting having being completed in 1961.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2025
He was the central clown in an unconscious travesty of that famous oil painting, “The Spirit of ’76.”
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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