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
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
A council has launched a one-week fundraiser to return JMW Turner's earliest-known oil painting "to its home".
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2025
A 18th-century oil painting has allegedly been damaged after a museum visitor tripped while taking a selfie.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2025
He was assailed by the sight of a life-size oil painting of a man in uniform with enough facial hair to stuff a small cushion.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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