Faceoff #1: Cellini v. Champaigne
Benvenuto Cellini
1500 - 1571
Florentine
Beaten by heavyweight Paul Cézanne in Round 1.
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Philippe de Champaigne
1602 - 1674
Flemish; worked in France.
Beaten by heavyweight Marc Chagall in Round 1.
Faceoff #2: Chase v. Christo
William Merritt Chase
1849 - 1916
American
Crushed by heavyweight Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin in Round 1.
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Javacheff Christo
born 1935
Bulgarian; works in the United States
Defeated by heavyweight Giorgio De Chirico in Round 1.
Vote for the two artists of your choice! Votes generally go in the comments, but have been known to arrive by email, by postcard, or in a sealed envelope.
Please note that you may vote only once in each face-off. Opining that both of the artists in one of the two face-offs is superior to the other is fine, but casting your votes for two artists in the same face-off is not permissible.
Champaigne and Chase, although I prefer both of the top to both of the bottom.
ReplyDeleteYeah, what Morgan said.
ReplyDeleteChampaigne and Christo
ReplyDeleteCellini and Chase
ReplyDeletede Champaigne, though I like Cellini's kinky salt cellar (epergne? whateverthehell).
ReplyDeleteAnd Christo, because it is concrete and I am finding Chase's works too vague.
Cellini and Christo!
ReplyDeleteCellni and Christo
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'll go with Cellini and Christo here also.
ReplyDeleteVigorous votes for Champaigne and Christo.
ReplyDeleteCellini and Chase, though if you asked me again another day, I might not go the same way with Chase.
ReplyDeleteChampaigne and Chase
ReplyDeleteAlison's vote wins it for Champaigne; he'll advance with a 6-5 victory.
ReplyDeleteChase/Christo is still live.
...and with no late votes coming in, Christo hangs on to beat Chase 6-5. I predict a tough match again Marc Chagall in the LB Second Round. Real tough.
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