art work —(also: art-work) a fine painting, piece of sculpture, etc.:
- They dreamed of great art-works, lovely compositions, impassioned song.
work of art—1. = art work 1:
- Whether buying stocks or works of art he adopted the same technique.
2. (hyperbolic) said of smth. very skillfully made:
- His own papers were works of art on which he labored with loving care.