What does "artwork" mean?

A painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art.

What is a synonym for "artwork"?

Common synonyms include: art, art object, art piece, graphics, nontextual matter, picture.

Pronounced //ˈɑːtˌwɜːk//.

//ˈɑːtˌwɜːk// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art. countable, uncountable
"A myriad of Hellenic artworks reflects the perceptions of the citizens of Ancient Greece."
2
photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication wordnet
3
Artistic work. uncountable
4
The graphical elements to be included in a reproduced work. uncountable
"The text has been reviewed, but the photographer hasn't delivered some of the artwork."

"This artwork excited much controversy in the world of art."

From art + -work.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.