all-over painting

noun

The nondifferential treatment of the surface of a painted artwork, so that it is uniform rather than divided into distinct sections.

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Meanings

nounall-over painting (countable and uncountable, plural all-over paintings)

plural all-over paintings

  1. uncountableartThe nondifferential treatment of the surface of a painted artwork, so that it is uniform rather than divided into distinct sections.
  2. countableartAn individual painting in this style.
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