Definition of oleograph in English:
oleograph
noun ˈəʊlɪəɡrɑːfˈoʊliəˌɡræf
A print textured to resemble an oil painting.
Example sentencesExamples
- It also includes a number of oleographs (prints made to resemble oil paintings).
- Local art was then being influenced by the lithographs, oleographs and photographs arriving from England.
- One envisages, basically, a Victorian oleograph; the mild-eyed, haloed and bearded one amidst a trusting, wooly flock which cluster round the holy knees in a sweet and adoring manner.
- The size of the prints tended to be smaller than that of the oleographs.
- Naturally, art aficionados and collectors are not far behind: the rush is now on for old cinema posters and stills, as it was, and one supposes still is, for this artist's oleographs and prints.
Derivatives
adjective əʊlɪəˈɡrafɪkˌoʊliəˈɡræfɪk
noun əʊlɪˈɒɡrəfiˌoʊliˈɑɡrəfi
Definition of oleograph in US English:
oleograph
nounˈōlēəˌɡrafˈoʊliəˌɡræf
A lithographic print textured to resemble an oil painting.
Example sentencesExamples
- It also includes a number of oleographs (prints made to resemble oil paintings).
- The size of the prints tended to be smaller than that of the oleographs.
- Naturally, art aficionados and collectors are not far behind: the rush is now on for old cinema posters and stills, as it was, and one supposes still is, for this artist's oleographs and prints.
- One envisages, basically, a Victorian oleograph; the mild-eyed, haloed and bearded one amidst a trusting, wooly flock which cluster round the holy knees in a sweet and adoring manner.
- Local art was then being influenced by the lithographs, oleographs and photographs arriving from England.