The Infinite Art Tournament, Round 2: Degas v. Delacroix!
Edgar Degas
1834 - 1917
French
Whupped it up on sculptor Richard Deacon in Round 1.
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Eugène Delacroix
1798 - 1863
French
Defeated Robert Delaunay by a two-vote swing in Round 1. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
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I like the third Delacroix portrait a lot also (orphan girl! at the cemetery! OK, I like it nevertheless), but all the swirly triumphant history scenes leave me pretty cold. I do really like Degas. Despite the sweetness and the dancing! I like the boldness of the compositions, the oddly-cropped wide-angle scenes and the awkward grace of the poses. Not to mention the colors, and the range of media. He's got my vote!
Degas lived in New Orleans for a while, did you know that? And apparently in his old age he became a hateful anti-Semite. Sumbitch could paint, though. I'll pick him over Delacroix, though the Orpahn Girl is still my individual pick of the paintings.
Delacroix didn't have too much trouble with Delaunay, but he met his match in Degas, who stomped him to the tune of 10-2. Degas will be spending some time in the green room after this victory; Delacroix will try to get back in the game by taking on the winner of G. David/Davis in a few months.
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ReplyDeleteDegas, though I also really like the third Delacroix.
ReplyDeleteI like Delacroix enough but he's no Degas.
ReplyDeleteI am liking Delacroix better than the more famous guy in this matchup!
ReplyDeleteI always have a soft spot for Degas. So sweet, and I love the dancin'.
ReplyDeleteI like the third Delacroix portrait a lot also (orphan girl! at the cemetery! OK, I like it nevertheless), but all the swirly triumphant history scenes leave me pretty cold. I do really like Degas. Despite the sweetness and the dancing! I like the boldness of the compositions, the oddly-cropped wide-angle scenes and the awkward grace of the poses. Not to mention the colors, and the range of media. He's got my vote!
ReplyDeleteSign me up for Degas too. Even in a dimly lit room (to protect the pastels?) I was rather blown away with some of his stuff at the Met in NYC.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to buck the norm and go for Delacroix
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ReplyDeleteEmail vote: "Degas over Delacroix"
ReplyDeleteDegas lived in New Orleans for a while, did you know that? And apparently in his old age he became a hateful anti-Semite. Sumbitch could paint, though. I'll pick him over Delacroix, though the Orpahn Girl is still my individual pick of the paintings.
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ReplyDeleteDelacroix didn't have too much trouble with Delaunay, but he met his match in Degas, who stomped him to the tune of 10-2. Degas will be spending some time in the green room after this victory; Delacroix will try to get back in the game by taking on the winner of G. David/Davis in a few months.
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