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Saturday, July 28, 2012

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round 1: Chardin v. Chase!

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
1699 - 1779
French



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William Merritt Chase
1849 - 1916
American




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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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12 comments:

  1. Morgan12:33 AM, July 28, 2012

    Chardin! Crisper and at least somewhat interesting scenes.

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  2. Elizabeth1:41 AM, July 28, 2012

    I'm forever voting for Chardin.

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  3. Christine M.6:29 AM, July 28, 2012

    Tough one. Chardin.

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  4. Nichim8:15 AM, July 28, 2012

    Woo, an easy one. Chardin!

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  5. mrs.50009:20 AM, July 28, 2012

    Chardin, definitely.

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  6. pfly11:41 AM, July 28, 2012

    I gotta say Chardin too. Love the bubble man.

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  7. Candida3:22 PM, July 28, 2012

    Chardin! How about Picture #2 for 18th-century non-Rococo wonderfulness?

    Of course, had I read the wiki article on Chardin first and was undecided for some reason, I think this line would have sealed the deal: "Though his popularity rested initially on paintings of animals and fruit, by the 1730s he introduced kitchen utensils into his work...." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste-Sim%C3%A9on_Chardin). I have to say, Michael5000, saving the kitchen utensils for a later round was very clever. Very clever indeed.

    HEY, WAIT A SECOND!

    I just looked up the Wikimedia Commons on Chase, and this isn't as clear-cut as I thought it was! He's not quite John Singer Sargent, but some of his work definitely reminds me of Sargent.

    Actually, no! I've changed my mind! I'm going to have to go with Chase because I've seen what else Chardin has to offer and how many different kinds of dead animals did that guy paint?!

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  8. chuckdaddy9:59 PM, July 30, 2012

    Chardin, although it might not be quite fair since my current condition highly biases me against blurry pictures.

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  9. Michael500010:10 PM, August 06, 2012

    This is a pretty stiff first-round pairing, but I think Chardin takes my vote for narrative content (you can tell at a glance that she's not the world's greatest tutor and is yet more than qualified to work with young Master Dimwit) and mastery of technique. Tricky stuff, painting a bubble.

    Chase would win based on composition in the first painting and use of color in the second, except I already gave my vote to Chardin.

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  10. lamanyana5:11 AM, August 09, 2012

    Chardin, enthusiastically, for both Nichim and I.

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  11. Michael50005:34 PM, August 13, 2012

    Our habitual postcard voter declares this pair a tie.

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  12. Michael50007:28 PM, October 28, 2012

    Chardin blasts Chase 8-1; we'll see how he does against De Chirico in Round Two. Voting is closed in this one.

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