Paul Delvaux snuck by Maurice Denis in the First Round, but then lost to Richard Diebenkorn and Constantin Brancusi to leave us this week with a record of 1-2 (14 cumulative votes for, 22 against). Also leaving us this week is Otto Dix (14-22), who beat Jim Dine but fell to Georges Braque and then Denis.
That means that this contest is between a painter who lost to Delvaux and a sculptor that beat him. Does that mean that Brancusi will coast unhindered to Round 3? Let's find out!
Maurice Denis
1870 - 1943
French
- Lost to Paul Delvaux on the last vote in Round 1. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
- Squeaked by Andre Derain in First Round Elimination by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
- Piled up votes versus Otto Dix in the Left Bracket Second Round.
Constantin Brancusi
1876 - 1956
Romanian; worked in France.
- Lost an early lead and lost to Cubist master Georges Braque by a single vote in Round 1! YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
- Languished for the better part of a year after the victory was miscalculated as a tie.
- Broke living American Jim Dine's heart in First Round Elimination.
- Bumped Paul Delvaux, Belgium's other famous painter, in Left Bracket 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.
15 comments:
Brancusi please.
Denis!
Denis
Denis. I like the idea that an angel could walk in the door at any time.
Denis
Denis
I like Denis.
Oh, and it looks like the Brancusi/Delvaux link is off.
Thanks Chuck. Fixed that and some other stuff.
by mail: "last and perhaps almost least, Denis over Brancusi." : D
Me: Denis over Brancusi!
I'm going to put in a vote for Brancusi. I don't like the cubisty first sculpture, but I do like the marble egghead one a lot.
Denis
Denis.
Kiss Brancusi goodbye -- Denis has pretty much blown him off the track with a 10-2 margin. Don't know about you, but I sure didn't see that coming.
Thanks for voting!
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