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Thursday, January 3, 2013

The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Second Round: Bouts v. Boucher!

Dieric Bouts
1457 - 1475
Netherlands

Lost to Australian surrealist Arthur Boyd in Round 1.
Knocked out French sculptor Antoine Bourdelle in First Round Elimination.





François Boucher
1703 - 1770
French

Defeated impressionist Eugène Boudin by two votes in Round 1. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
Crushed by Botticelli -- although where's the shame in that? -- 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.
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13 comments:

  1. Christine M.3:41 AM, January 03, 2013

    Boucher

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  2. PB6:42 AM, January 03, 2013

    Hmmm... close, but I'll go with Boucher.

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  3. lamanyana8:43 AM, January 03, 2013

    Bouts

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  4. Morgan8:47 AM, January 03, 2013

    I am so unenthusiastic about both of these artists.

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  5. Michael50001:23 PM, January 03, 2013

    We've got an email vote for Boucher.

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  6. mrs.50007:39 AM, January 04, 2013

    Ooh, ascetic lowlander v. lushly-rumped French of a more decadent era. I'm all for Bouts in this bout.

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  7. Chuckdaddy7:41 AM, January 04, 2013

    Bourgeois or Botero next round.

    Fine, Boucher

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  8. Elizabeth11:37 AM, January 04, 2013

    Boucher! I'll take flesh over famine any day.

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  9. Nichim8:05 AM, January 05, 2013

    Bouts.

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  10. Jenners8:45 AM, January 05, 2013

    Yuck for both but I'll go with Boucher.

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  11. pfly6:07 PM, January 19, 2013

    Boucher

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  12. Michael50001:42 PM, April 10, 2013

    My enthusiasm for Bouts is flagging a little as we get further from the first image, and I've warmed to Boucher. I couldn't decide here when it was first posted, and I can't decide now.

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  13. Michael500010:17 PM, April 11, 2013

    ...which leaves us with a solid 7-3 victory for Boucher. Bouts leaves the tournament with a 1-2 record, and Boucher moves on to Second Round Elimination to meet... nobody just yet. Botero/Bourgeois was a tie, so Boucher will have to stay limber wile Bourgeois goes into tiebreak mode with American George Bellows. Either way, the next time we see Boucher he'll be up against someone with a rather different style than his own.

    Voting closed in this here contest.

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