artwork

noun

art·​work ˈärt-ˌwərk How to pronounce artwork (audio)
Synonyms of artworknext
1
a
: an artistic production
an 8-foot metal artwork
b
: artistic work
artwork being sold on the sidewalk
2
a
: art sense 6
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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As her creative uncertainty grows, a strange mystery unfolds when a series of provocative and obscene artworks inexplicably disappear. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 According to the Brazilian flip-flop brand, the artwork featured on the field brings to life the design Dillane created for one of the styles from the upcoming partnership. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026 The same circle of dealers also sold artworks to the Metropolitan Museum, where the New York District Attorney’s Office seized five antiquities valued collectively at more than $3 million in 2022; those included a gold sarcophagus. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Yi noted that the artworks in question were created before the law Gao was sentenced with had been passed and said the artist plans to appeal the sentence. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for artwork

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of artwork was in 1847

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