contemporary painter

collocation in English

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contemporary
adjective
uk
/kənˈtem.pər.ər.i/us
/kənˈtem.pə.rer.i/
existing or happening now, and therefore ...
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painter
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpeɪn.tər/us
/ˈpeɪn.t̬ɚ/
someone who ...
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White's enthusiasm for watercolor was unusual - most contemporary painters preferred to use oil-based paints.
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Contemporarypainterwhose works are known for their powerful emotive and visual impact.
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As a well-respectedcontemporarypainterhis works fill many corporate and private collections.
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There is no evidence that modern contemporary painters as yet get a tremendous amount of money for their work.
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He appreciated some of the well recognized classics among the ancient masters and had little use for any of the contemporary painters.
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He was a skilled colourist, and his work contains originality of composition, yet lacks the freedom of expression that marks other contemporary painters.
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Almost all contemporary painters are represented in the collection by their serious characteristic works.
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He took portraits of international contemporary painters, sculptors and performance artists.
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The city had numerous theatres, concert halls and libraries, but no regular exhibitions for the works of contemporary painters and sculptors.
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The altarpiece influenced contemporary painters, especially in the use of symbolically decorated portals placed as imaginary reliefs in the framing arches.
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White's enthusiasm for watercolor was unusual - most contemporary painters preferred to use oil-based paints.
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