famous artist

collocation in English

meaningsoffamousandartist

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famous
adjective
uk
/ˈfeɪ.məs/us
/ˈfeɪ.məs/
known and recognized by ...
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artist
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɑː.tɪst/us
/ˈɑːr.t̬ɪst/
someone who paints, draws, or ...
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(Definition offamousandartistfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It was drawn up by a humorist and a veryfamousartist.
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And who can resist fantasising about finding a picture for £1 that turns out to be the work of afamousartist?
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Further, we have established this new principle on behalf of an artist who was not a veryfamousartist.
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We know quite well what afamousartistsaid when he was remonstrated with about the price of a certain picture, and asked how long he took to paint it.
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From childhood, she sought to become afamousartist, but had to confront her parents' strong opposition to the idea.
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The agency offers him a trip to the past where he can act as the muse for afamousartistof his choice.
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Thefamousartistwas surprised to see the quality of work of a child.
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He participated to various art shows but never realized his dream of becoming afamousartist.
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Each child in his family is named after afamousartistor scientist and their parents expect them to live up to their names.
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The exhibition saw massive interest from people from all over the country, andfamousartistand political faces.
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He has a private sitting with one celebrity each episode and paints a portrait of them in the style of afamousartist.
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He wrote a poem for each scene in the garden and commissioned afamousartist, to paint scenes of the garden on the walls of his villa.
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Delightfully married to afamousartist.
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Wedgwood was not the first manufacturer to employ famous artists.
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People think only about successful and famous artists.
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There are instances in which they could be of immense value—perhaps more valuable than the premises themselves if they contain pictures by famous artists and other artefacts.
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These scenes will be painted by famous artists and the theme will be the need for a correct address in order that mail can be delivered quickly.
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Some of her work has involved using thousands of spools of thread to create pixilated versions of iconic works of art by famous artists.
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Many famous artists applied for lots but the municipal council was slow to make decisions.
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