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canvas

[kan-vuhs] / ˈkæn vəs /


NOUN
painting on coarse material
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And a canvas study of Alonzo’s own mural, “Eye of Consciousness,” incorporates the five Olympic rings, an arrow, a trumpet and Egyptian iconography.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Dubois, 29, makes the first defence of his WBO world title after climbing off the canvas twice to stop Wardley in the 11th round of their thrilling encounter in Manchester in May.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

The frame of "Young Woman at the Well" was slightly damaged, while "the canvas of 'Portrait of Madame Colonna Romano' had a tear," Bessone said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

The original studio canvas was painted in oil, but the curtain is painted in acrylic and water-based paint.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Between the dark folds of canvas tents, sacks of grain, and barrels of turpentine, I could see the roving shadows of men.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

While Herman was once known only for his massive canvases, today he has learned to appreciate the diminutive in his life and his work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Of necessity, Krasner dominates the end, with oversize canvases made in the 1960s and 1970s after she moved into the barn studio—which must have taken courage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Renoir is celebrated for his light-dappled canvases capturing 19th-century European leisure, high society and timeless figurative studies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Although his canvases typically sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars, when he completed a large mural for the Palestinian Museum, his requested fee was only a fig tree to be planted in the garden.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

I rip the canvases into shreds, breaking them into parts—cotton, linen, glue, and aged hemp.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton


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