oeuvre
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Inexplicable malevolence, dread-filled moods and worrisome behavior haunt his genre-speckled oeuvre, from 1997’s unnerving serial-killer freak-out “Cure” through his vengeance-fueled internet cautionary tale “Cloud” from two years ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
An Ohio statewide remix of Toni Morrison’s oeuvre connects the ghosts of ‘Beloved’ to the neighborhoods of ‘Sula’ to reveal the real narratives of the American experiment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Most of all, Mr. Hockney’s portraiture, when at its best, stands above the rest of his oeuvre.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Kew said the art would offer "visitors a journey through the beauty and rich variety of Moore's oeuvre, exploring his exceptional output".
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
They sound like prudes, which, considering their oeuvre at Truman, strikes me as more than a little ironic.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
Always an industrious worker, his oeuvres ranged from stage set design to photography and printmaking.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Garg's case is a window to the massive oeuvres of several Indian singers and issues of ownership right and compensation associated with them.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2025
The two centuries-old museum said in a statement it had set up a research team to study the 25 oeuvres and determine if there are other works that were also confiscated.
From Reuters ● Sep. 20, 2022
Subsequent Rembrandt years — 1956 and 1969 — have concentrated on bringing together masterpieces by Rembrandt and his pupils so as to further delineate their individual oeuvres.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2019
In one room a number of ladies—in almost all of these oeuvres women give their services, remaining all day or a part of every day—were doing nothing but rolling cigarettes.
From The Living Present by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
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