artwork
noun
art·work
ˈärt-ˌwərk 
1
a
: an artistic production
an 8-foot metal artwork
b
: artistic work
artwork being sold on the sidewalk
2
a
b
: material (such as a drawing or photograph) prepared for reproduction in printed matter
Examples of artwork in a Sentence
A local painter was selling her artwork on the street.
The walls of the restaurant are decorated in original artwork.
Some of the children's artwork was hanging on the refrigerator.
The museum recently recovered two stolen artworks.
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Khatib alleges 1,800 artworks were taken by Mozes Frisch from a storage facility in Germany in 2019, including works by Kazimir Malevich and Wassily Kandinsky.
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The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 31 Jan. 2025
The public art project started in 2017 as a way to empower the community, and an interactive online map directs you to each of the unique artworks and supplies background information about the artists and their works.
—Amy Gordon, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
Ed Massey is an American painter and sculptor who creates and/or conceives the ideas and concepts for major, large-scale, public artworks.
—Ed Massey, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
Especially in periods when camp rules allowed detainees to create artwork in their cells, the artists’ use of prison detritus and found objects made the artwork more than simply a depiction of what the men lacked, desired or imagined.
—Alexandra Moore, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2025
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The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 31 Jan. 2025
The public art project started in 2017 as a way to empower the community, and an interactive online map directs you to each of the unique artworks and supplies background information about the artists and their works.
—Amy Gordon, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
Ed Massey is an American painter and sculptor who creates and/or conceives the ideas and concepts for major, large-scale, public artworks.
—Ed Massey, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
Especially in periods when camp rules allowed detainees to create artwork in their cells, the artists’ use of prison detritus and found objects made the artwork more than simply a depiction of what the men lacked, desired or imagined.
—Alexandra Moore, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Artwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/artwork. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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