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"He was an artist who laid such importance on fine draughtsmanship and strong colour," he said.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2021

But around 1980, with the art world encouraging him to keep zigging, Mr. Posen zagged, taking a hard turn away from the virtuoso draughtsmanship that had made his name.

From New York Times • May 1, 2018

The brilliance of the fresco painting, the drama of the biblical story, and the extraordinary draughtsmanship and colour can arguably be better grasped by seeing every panel and lunette illustrated in accurate reproduction.

From Economist • Aug. 28, 2014

"Couldn't draw, no sense of draughtsmanship or colour."

From The Guardian • Jun. 29, 2012

It is mainly according to the more or less Byzantine character of its design and draughtsmanship that archaeologists ascribe certain remains of old glass to the 12th or the 11th century.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various