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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

Other contributors were bedevilled by their limitations in draughtsmanship.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2013

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

From The Guardian • Jun. 29, 2012

We must admire his delicate draughtsmanship, or again, his drawing of the figure with the heavy line of heraldic ornament, and his broad and monumental grasp of the grotesque.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various