The phrase "a recognized masterpiece of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a work of art, literature, or any creative endeavor that is widely acknowledged as exceptional or of high quality.
Example: "The painting is considered a recognized masterpiece of the Renaissance period."
Alternatives: "an acclaimed work of" or "a celebrated example of".
Her writings on the progress of the Christian soul toward God are recognized masterpieces: The Way of Perfection (1583), The Interior Castle (1588), Spiritual Relations, Exclamations of the Soul to God (1588), and Conceptions on the Love of God.
Some institutions, like MoMA, have endeavoured to engage with this challenge by imagining the collection as "metabolic" (to use Barr's word) and constantly evolving, but it has proved problematic, and at times contentious, to shed works of art that have become recognized masterpieces in favour of the new and not yet fully appreciated.
The contract — which may be renewed in 2027 — calls for a special exhibitions program with shows developed for the museum, exhibitions of recognized masterpieces and shows featuring regional artists and trends.
A significant number are recognized masterpieces.
It boxes two recognized masterpieces ("Ride the High Country," from 1962, and "The Wild Bunch," from 1969) with one unrecognized masterpiece ("The Ballad of Cable Hogue," from 1970) and a new version of a disreputable cult film: "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" (1973).
Some of Troyon's later works, among them On the Way to the Market, on this month's cover, were recognized masterpieces.
Diaghilev, who in 1900 had objected to Petipa as a leader of ballet's academic old guard, had come full circle by 1921; this ruinously expensive project was motored by his and Stravinsky's enthusiasm for what they now recognized as a masterpiece of classicism.
"Edith Wharton: A Biography" (Harper & Row, 1975) was immediately recognized as a masterpiece of literary biography -- "one of the very best we have of an American writer," Quentin Anderson wrote in The New York Times Book Review.
Among the important paintings by Mount, Mr. Ayres singled out "Farmers Nooning," which he said "was recognized as a masterpiece of American art from the moment of its first public exhibition in 1837".
