1808 - 1879
French
Beat Dutch master Gerard David easily in Round 1.
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Jacques-Louis David
1748 - 1825
French
Beat 20th century American Stuart Davis after a tough fight in Round 1.
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.
17 comments:
Daumier please, thank you.
Daumier
Although I like David's precision and certain elements of each of the works shown ("bitches be crazy" and who the hell writes letters in the bathtub? and NAKED PEOPLE FIGHTING) I think I like the engaging scribbly personalities of Daumier better.
Reverse of what Elizabeth said: Although I like the engaging scribbly personalities of Daumier I think I like David's precision and certain elements of each of the works shown better.
Yeah, I've got a strong vote for David here. I just saw a portrait he did at LACMA this weekend--no big historical scene, just a straight painting-of-a-guy--and it was just amazing. The kind of painting that reels you in from across the room and keeps you in front of it for a long time.
As I remember it--the answer to "who writes letters in the bathtub" is, in Marat's case, someone with a debilitating skin disease.
Yuck to both. I abstain.
I have a tough time generating a preference here, but I'll go with Daumier.
David. I like the spectacle.
David
Daumier
I'm going to go strong for Daumier here. He makes pretty strong human characters with loose, gestural brushwork -- or whatever -- whereas David, though technically terrific, is hip-deep in melodrama. Of course, it's tough to be the go-to artist of the French Revolution without being hip-deep in melodrama. But still.
I wish I didn't have to go against Daumier, whose paintings I'm quite taken with, but I've always had a sot spot in my heart for David. Give me the melodrama full of classical references.
An email vote for Daumier.
I thought I didn't really like David at first, but then I did so I'm voting for him
David.
Daumier/David is... a tie. A 7-7 tie. This will create some tangles, but it will finally let us get to work on the Fra Angelico/Anguissola tie of yore. Superb!
Voting is closed in this match.
Yes! I was hoping this would happen!!! Let the dominoes fall in bracket 1
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