fine art
noun
1
a
: art (such as painting, sculpture, or music) concerned primarily with the creation of beautiful objects
—usually used in plural
b
: objects of fine art
2
: an activity requiring a fine skill
Examples of fine art in a Sentence
a collector of fine art
She studies painting in the department of fine arts.
We saw the sculpture at the Museum of Fine Arts.
the fine art of gourmet cooking
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Those famous proportions perhaps rivaling some of the city’s most stomach-soaring architecture, Hayek—like Hunter Schafer’s ode to van Gogh last week—has managed to align her own image with the might of fine art itself.
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Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2024
After earning her bachelor’s degree in fine art and education in 1955, Ringgold began teaching art in public schools while developing her own art.
—Yahya Salem, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
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Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2024
After earning her bachelor’s degree in fine art and education in 1955, Ringgold began teaching art in public schools while developing her own art.
—Yahya Salem, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
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“Fine art.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fine%20art. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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