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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Like the main house, the ADU’s interiors mix new pieces with vintage accessories, including a Room & Board four-poster bed in the bedroom and midcentury ceramic lamps, textiles and artworks that Donnelly found at Los Angeles estate sales. — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 Local artwork fills the walls of each room and building, while large-scale sculptures and art installations are rotated seasonally across the property. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026 Long initially envisioned the event as an art exhibition, with the cars as the artwork and their owners’ stories providing the human connection. — Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Those stories are so gentle and yet so compelling, and the artwork is so beautiful and inviting. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 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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“Artwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/artwork. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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