Saturday, January 4, 2014

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round One: Holbein v. Homer!

Friends, it's the first First-Rounder of 2014, and potentially a bit of a rip-snorter. I can't remember whether this is the one that decided me to try the Tournament out, or the one that made me think I shouldn't do the Tournament.



Hans Holbein
1497ish - 1543
German; worked in Britain



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Winslow Homer
1836 - 1910
American



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Vote for the artist of your choice!  Votes go in the comments.  Commentary and links to additional work are welcome.  Polls open for at least one month past posting.

15 comments:

Elizabeth said...

Holbein.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lady_with_a_Squirrel.jpg

Chuckdaddy said...

Homer

Christine M. said...

Aw, man! Tough one. Homer.

pfly said...

Homer

Morgan said...

Homer!

mrs.5000 said...

Homer's pretty awesome, but I have a real thing for Holbein, so I'm voting for him.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater said...

I once went to a Homer institute and left saying, "Wow. That's a lot of boats." But in this case, I will say Homer.

Ben said...

Homer

Nichim said...

Homer. I like scythes.

lamanyana said...

Holbein

Michael5000 said...

Here's an emailed vote: " HOMER -- 'The Veteran in a New Field' -- one of my favorites."

TB said...

Homer!

Michael5000 said...

Ya know, I expected to vote for Hans on this one. But just sitting here looking at them, I gotta go with Homer.

Candida said...

Holbein, no contest.

Michael5000 said...

And the contest goes to Homer, 10 to 4! It's a tough break for Holbein, but he, Hans, will have another shot at glory through the long rigors of the Left Bracket!