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The phrase "a time when paintings" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a specific period or moment in history or personal experience related to paintings or art.
Example: "There was a time when paintings were the primary form of storytelling in many cultures."
Alternatives: "an era when paintings" or "a period when paintings".
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The examples on view here -- white easel-size canvases savagely punched full of holes and bearing small chunks of colored glass -- look forward to a time when paintings would be treated more and more as objects.
At a time when paintings were expensive, the daguerreotype invention was an increasingly affordable way to remember and respect a loved one.
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Turner's canvases were expressive explosions of color and light at a time when many paintings were pretty literal — to this day, their power remains undiminished.
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J.M.W.'s Turner's canvases were expressive explosions of color and light at a time when many paintings were still pretty darn literal — to this day, their power remains undiminished.
At a time when top-tier paintings are failing to sell for millions, the market is searching for relative deals.
At first they seem to hail from a time when Frank Stella's shaped paintings, with their repeating bands of metallic color, had painters doing everything possible to avoid conventional paint on canvas and square corners.
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The current exhibition, "Greetings From Laguna Beach," features photos, paintings and memorabilia from a time when Laguna was a rustic, plein-air painters' paradise.
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