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artwork

nounattested in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//ˈɑːtˌwɜːk//
  • United States//ˈɑɹtˌwɝk//

A painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art.

noun

  1. 1

    A painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art.

    A myriad of Hellenic artworks reflects the perceptions of the citizens of Ancient Greece.

    The most distinctive physical attribute of the space is the bright red metal sculpture that resembles one of Claes Oldenburg's oversized clothespins, only slightly deconstructed. The artwork may be enjoyed on its own terms, but ...

  2. 2

    Artistic work.

  3. 3

    The graphical elements to be included in a reproduced work.

    The text has been reviewed, but the photographer hasn't delivered some of the artwork.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European *h₂értis Proto-Italic *artis Latin ars Latin artemder. Old French artbor. Middle English art English art English -work English artwork From art + -work.

Forms

plural
artworks
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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