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.
13 comments:
Boucher
Hmmm... close, but I'll go with Boucher.
Bouts
I am so unenthusiastic about both of these artists.
We've got an email vote for Boucher.
Ooh, ascetic lowlander v. lushly-rumped French of a more decadent era. I'm all for Bouts in this bout.
Bourgeois or Botero next round.
Fine, Boucher
Boucher! I'll take flesh over famine any day.
Bouts.
Yuck for both but I'll go with Boucher.
Boucher
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.
...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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