1721 - 1780
Venetian; worked internationally
Lost to American George Bellows by a single vote in Round 1. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
Lambasted 20th Century artist Hans Bellmer in First Round Elimination.
Albert Bierstadt
1830 - 1902
German-born American
Defeated fellow 19th Century American in a powerhouse Round 1 match-up.
Lost to 17th century sculptor Gianlorenzo Bernini in Round 2.
Vote for the artist of your choice in the comments, or any other way that works for you. Commentary and links to additional work are welcome. Polls open for at least one month past posting, but likely much longer.
13 comments:
Much as I am enjoying being surrounded by the intricate architecture of Europe, and thoroughly enjoy Bellotto's renderings of same, I am going to have to vote for the luminous landscapes of Bierstadt.
Bierstadt!!!
Bierstadt!
This is an incredibly close one for me. Bierstadt gets my vote because, when looking at his paintings, I feel like I am being pulled into the landscape instead of simply observing it as I feel in the Bellottos. This is probably an indication of a better use of depth and shading blah blah blah
Yep, Bierstadt. He's got a few that leave me stunned.
Bierstadt.
Bierstadt
I love Bierstadt use of light but I'll have to go Belloto since I see myself enjoying it longer in some kind of a vague, 'what if I had this pic on my wall'.
Bierstadt, one of my absolute favorites. Some of his paintings are enormous, so it's a bit hard to get the full sweep of things. But, cool lighting! Melodramatic landscapes! Iconic representations of the frontier before the onslaught of civilization! What's not to like!?
Here's an email vote "joining the landslide for Bierstadt.
Bellotto, though it's hard to say why. There's something about the openness of the cities that gets me. And although I see the appeal of Beirstadt, he kind of makes me roll my eyes, too--if he were an author, this would be purple prose.
Hey, I never voted! I'm going with Bellotto, both for historical quirk -- his paintings were used extensively in the postwar reconstruction of Warsaw, if I remember rightly -- and, probably, because I like towns better than countryside. Both poor reasons!
But, it looks like Bierstadt wins through easily, taking the match 9-3. He'll win through, but that will leave him waiting in the wings for a while for his next competitor to emerge out of a tiebreaker.
Voting closed, though.
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