oil painting
Americannoun
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oil paintings
plural
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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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Also new this summer is a large 2023 oil painting of King Charles III by Jonathan Yeo.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
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
“Every room needs a focal point, an artful place where your eyes can land,” says Los Angeles-based designer Jeff Andrews, who designed his primary bathroom around a vintage abstract oil painting by Aubrey Penny.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2025
The piece was painted in 1972, when Turner was 17, and is the first oil painting ever exhibited by Turner.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025
At an oil painting Phil Resch halted, gazed intently.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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