George Bellows
1882 - 1925
American
Defeated Bernardo Bellotto in Round 1 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
Beaten by Giovanni Bellini in Round 2 in a fair fight.
Tied with George Caleb Bingham in the Left Bracket Second Round.
Louise Bourgeois
1911 - 2010
French; worked in the United States
Trounced sculptor Antoine Bourdelle in Round 1.
Lost to Aussie Arthur Boyd in Round 2 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
Tied with Colombian Fernando Botero in the Left Bracket Second Round.
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.
Bourgeous!!!!!!!!
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ReplyDeleteOh, definitely Bellows for me.
ReplyDeleteLet's go with Bellows
ReplyDeleteHmm, yea, Bellows.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I still like Bellows (who tied with Bingham last round not Bierstadt)
ReplyDeleteI am nicely creeped out by the range of works representing Bourgeois this morning, so that's my vote.
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ReplyDeleteBourgeous, though I like both.
ReplyDeleteA vote-by-email: "Bellows almost goes without saying for me."
ReplyDeleteSomeone once remarked in my hearing -- oh, OK, it was Mrs.5000 last month -- that it seemed that Louise Bourgeous had "seen something nasty in the woodshed." And it was only after that that I learned that she was a pioneer of "confessional art."
ReplyDeleteWell, that's honest work. But personally, I prefer the nothing-if-not-robust humanity of Mr. Bellows.
Bellows.
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ReplyDeleteAnd it's Bellows by a knockout! Well, by 11 votes to 4. So, he'll advance for an interesting match of styles against Boucher this week.
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