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also canvasses
as in paintings
a picture created with oil paint
one canvas by Picasso is worth more money than most of us can imagine
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Recent Examples of canvases
The curators Christine Riding and Lucy Bamford have brought together ten canvases that were originally shown in London between 1765 and 1773—the pieces thanks to which, during his mid-thirties, the North Midlands artist first secured a national reputation.
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Julian Bell, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
While some canvases feature just fencing and textile patterns, others incorporate hands and figures, sometimes in vulnerable moments.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Textured paper, rhythmic canvases, and woolen weaves subtly adorn the walls without detracting from the meadow and orchard views or the architectural presence.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The canvases create confusingly affective echoes of defense tech’s cultural force-memeing.
—Simon Denny, Artforum, 20 Apr. 2026
But where many single-color canvases from the era were characterized by the smooth, even application of paint, Hayward purposefully left his materials chunky and thick.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
These assistants might mix paint pigments, stretch canvases and even help fill in certain details on paintings.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2026
The vehicles are moving canvases and mobile sound systems.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Maxine used both additive and subtractive painting processes to build textured canvases.
—Emma Allen, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Julian Bell, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
While some canvases feature just fencing and textile patterns, others incorporate hands and figures, sometimes in vulnerable moments.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Textured paper, rhythmic canvases, and woolen weaves subtly adorn the walls without detracting from the meadow and orchard views or the architectural presence.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The canvases create confusingly affective echoes of defense tech’s cultural force-memeing.
—Simon Denny, Artforum, 20 Apr. 2026
But where many single-color canvases from the era were characterized by the smooth, even application of paint, Hayward purposefully left his materials chunky and thick.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
These assistants might mix paint pigments, stretch canvases and even help fill in certain details on paintings.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2026
The vehicles are moving canvases and mobile sound systems.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Maxine used both additive and subtractive painting processes to build textured canvases.
—Emma Allen, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canvases
paintings
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Drawn from the museum’s founding collection, the exhibitions aim trace the evolution of human culture through storytelling, from ancient sculptures of gods and goddesses to Renaissance paintings to photographs, comics, and modern cinema, including props and costumes from the Lucas Archives.—
Marc Malkin,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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One of New York’s oldest and most esteemed commercial galleries, Knoedler closed down in 2011 amid allegations of profiting from forgeries of paintings by Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and others.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Canvases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canvases. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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