old master

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And, possibly, long enough to know how to get under the skin of an old master.

From BBC

He is depicted relaxing, but the intensity of his gaze “gives it a menacing feel,” said Gregory Rubinstein, Sotheby’s head of old master drawings.

From The Wall Street Journal

Brown partnered with Slater, who was as good as his word, improving on the Arkwright model and turning out yarn that his old master in Derbyshire—to whom Slater sent a sample—labeled excellent.

From Barron's

A venerable London art dealer, Patrick Matthiesen was in his second-floor gallery office last year surrounded by stacks of books on the old masters when he opened an email that confirmed his worst fears.

From The Wall Street Journal

These feelings, amplified conceptually by Mr. Party’s reference to the copying of old masters, make for a surprising show in which less is more.

From The Wall Street Journal