The phrase "lasting beauty" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a beauty that will remain with something for a long period of time, either due to its material constitution or because of its lasting positive effects. For example, you can say, "The lasting beauty of her artwork will be appreciated by future generations".
Undoubtedly, though, they developed their genres in novel ways, creating things of lasting beauty.
These were dreams of things of lasting beauty to be passed on through the generations.
Beginning about 3500 B.C., the Sumerians also produced artworks of lasting beauty.
It is only later that we expect the woman to step in, to take over, to augment that initial, guileless attractiveness with something deeper: confidence, instinct, self-knowledge, style, upon which lasting beauty depends.
I also work very hard at writing, at developing creatively; I like to think that the work I do means that my books have power and weight and lasting beauty, regardless of my colour or the colours of my characters.
They corresponded on the chat board with other Wavoids: lawyers, psychiatrists, a Coca-Cola bottler in Southern California, a Massachusetts accountant who recently conceded that he had "broken every rule of investing" and staked everything on Wave, and the last beauty queen crowned Ms. U.S.S.R., who posted a picture of herself in a bikini when Wave met a price target of $10.
John Rockwell's article "Peering Into the Abyss of the Future" [Sept. 23] posed the question, "What is the role of the arts in the present crisis?" In other words, what kind of art will provide us with solace, memorialize our heroes and translate humanity's hopes and fears into lasting works of beauty?
The primary goal is how to systematically sift through the orderly piles and stacks and shelves and make intelligent choices--books for oneself and for others, books of quality, beauty, lasting usefulness, interest and value.
Comfy pillows supply lasting comfort and beauty to your bedroom set.
As the city attempted to determine a policy for the fund's use, Taft argued for fountains, allegorical statuary, discreetly placed portrait busts, and the adornment of bridges and park entrances in order to create long-lasting beauty in addition to supporting the style of art he pursued.
