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Saturday, March 10, 2012

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round 1: Bonington v. Bonnard

Richard Parkes Bonington
1802 - 1828
English, worked in France




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Pierre Bonnard
1867 - 1947
French




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Vote for the artist of your choice!  Votes go in the comments.  Commentary and links to additional work are welcome.  Polls open for at least one month past posting.
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17 comments:

  1. Christine M.7:00 AM, March 10, 2012

    Bonnard

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  2. Morgan7:33 AM, March 10, 2012

    Bonington

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  3. mrs.500010:08 AM, March 10, 2012

    Well, those Boningtons are quite nice, but gotta go with Bonnard.

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  4. Elizabeth4:08 PM, March 10, 2012

    Bonnard, pour la lumière.

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  5. pfly4:35 PM, March 10, 2012

    Eh...Bonnard, I guess.

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  6. Nichim7:51 AM, March 11, 2012

    Bonington, absolutely. Sometimes it's a tough choice but this one seems really obvious to me. Maybe I just don't like soft focus?

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  7. lamanyana8:26 AM, March 11, 2012

    Bonington - I like scribbly architectural drawings.

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  8. Jenners4:51 PM, March 11, 2012

    Bonnard … but I'm not too thrilled with either of them.

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  9. Anonymous9:03 PM, March 11, 2012

    Chuckdaddy

    Bonnard

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  10. UnwiseOwl4:12 PM, March 12, 2012

    That first one, and then a boat.
    Go Bonington Go!

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  11. Michael50005:45 AM, March 17, 2012

    This one feels like an especially strong pairing of little-knowns to me. I'm going with Bonnard, pour la lumière.

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  12. Candida4:19 PM, March 18, 2012

    Bonington, for the first picture, and because I can't imagine somebody buttoning her boots before her top is even on.

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  13. Michael50007:27 PM, March 20, 2012

    Here's a postcard for a while back that says this one is a tie.

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  14. Michael50004:00 PM, March 30, 2012

    And here's an Email in favor of Bonington.

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  15. Voron X2:57 PM, April 19, 2012

    This is very hard. Realism vs Impressionism. I really can't believe that Bonington was only 25 when he died. He perfected his craft very quickly. I really like these boat paintings - I wonder if I had one of his paintings on the cover of a book from my childhood literature books. But in the end, I'm really taken by the trippy quality of Bonnard's work. His color is amazing. And the naked people don't hurt. So, Bonnard it is.

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  16. chuckdaddy10:00 PM, April 19, 2012

    Switching to Bonington!

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  17. Michael500010:45 AM, April 21, 2012

    Chuckdaddy's flip-flop leaves this one tied up 7-7 at the end of voting. Both artists will reappear against vote-in artists later in the first round.

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