Faceoff #1: Francis v. Freud
Sam Francis
1923 - 1994
American
Lost quite substantially to Jean-Honoré Fragonard in Round 1.
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Lucian Freud
1922 - 2011
German; worked in Britain
Lost quite substantially to Helen Frankenthaler in Round 1.
Faceoff #2: Frink v. Froment
Dame Elisabeth Frink
1930 - 1993
English
Lost quite substantially to Caspar F*cking Friedrich in Round 1.
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Nicolas Froment
Active 1450 - 1490
French
Lost quite substantially to Naum Gabo in Round 1.
Vote for the two artists of your choice! Votes generally go in the comments, but have been known to arrive by email, by postcard, or in a sealed envelope.
Please note that you may vote only once in each face-off. Opining that both of the artists in one of the two face-offs is superior to the other is fine, but casting your votes for two artists in the same face-off is not permissible.
15 comments:
Frink and Freud. You can see some of Frink's printmaking at: http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks?gid=65305!&ws=acno&wv=list
My library has these. Awesome.
Francis and Frink.
I don't usually vote for the spattery-my-kid-could-do-this abstract stuff, but it will be Sam Francis in the first faceoff, because I rather like the blue spatters.
And then of course SHEEP!!!! and Frink for #2.
Francis and Frink. Sounds like a law firm.
Francis and Froment.
Freud and Frink! Sounds like a clothing store for the young and angst-ridden.
Francis and Frink
Freud and froment
Francis
Froment
Definitely Francis, it's hard to get that splatter right, so he's got a big tick from me for that.
The last one is too hard for me to judge, as I like them both a LOT.
Francis and Fromont for me.
Francis and Froment.
Vote by mail! Abstaining on the first pair; pulling for Frink on the second.
First result! Francis takes out Freud by a 9-3 margin. Frink/Froment is still open for a few more days.
And a few more days are up! Frink takes out Froment 7-5. Both contests are now closed; thanks for the votes!
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