AndÅ Hiroshige
1797 - 1858
Japanese
Defeated Meindert Hobbema in Round 1 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!
Thumped on American folk painter Edward Hicks in Round 2.
Ferdinand Hodler
1853 - 1918
Swiss
Defeated Hans Hofmann in Round 1.
Tied with David Hockney in Round 2. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!
Outpolled big name Francisco Goya in a second try at 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.
13 comments:
Hiroshige, mochiron desu.
Hiroshige
Hiroshige
I think this is going to be one of those match-ups that I agonize pointlessly over, while no one else does and the result isn't even close. I love love love Hodler's landscapes and portraits, but am not so into his groups of half-naked/naked people lounging around. Not that I'm personally against lounging naked people, just not his. Whereas I always like Hiroshige's paintings... Hodler for now.
Hiroshige, especially that last one. I really do like Hodler, though, and I felt not as conflicted as Chuckdaddy but certainly within the same ballpark.
I'm with Chuckdaddy--definitely conflicted. I'm going to give Hodler my vote this time, even though I really like Hiroshige's work.
Hiroshige
I think I said Hiroshige?
Hodler for sure, although Hiroshige has grown on me as I've seen some of the breadth of his work.
I like Hodler, but not quite enough to not vote for Hiroshige.
Here's an emailed vote for Hodler.
Hiroshige.
It's Hiroshige! The Japanese master takes the match 8 votes to 4, becoming the first person from outside of Europe and North America to progress into Round Four.
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