Subsequently appointed an official war artist, his later paintings lacked the same powerful effect.

All-over paintings would lack a dominant point of interest, or any indication of which way is "up."

The fact that while he had great technical skill, his paintings lacked "soul" is indeed mentioned in this poem.

That is not to say that his paintings lack skill or charm.

Although these paintings lack the edge and intensity of his earlier work, their large-spirited ambition is refreshing.

Unlike Caravaggio his religious paintings lack dramatic effects.

The paintings lack the finesse of the best Egyptian work, but they have vitality and conviction.

The Dutch paintings of the time often lack this feature.

Over all, these paintings don't lack talent or pictorial ideas; it's deliberation and inevitability that they want.

He used the paper's texture to suggest a kind of diffuse, shimmering light, a subtle atmosphere that the painting lacks.