Faceoff #1: Laurencin v. Masolino
Marie Laurencin
1883 - 1956
French
Fought to a tie with Sir Thomas Lawrence in her First Round debut, in July 2014.
Lost to Jan Davidsz de Heem in her second try at Round 1.
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Masolino
1383 - c.1433
Florentine
Lost to Quentin Massys in Round 1.
Faceoff #2: Matta v. Mengs
Roberto Sebastian Echaurren Matta
1911 - 2002
Chile
Lambasted by Henri Matisse in Round 1.
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Anton Raphael Mengs
1728 - 1779
German; worked internationally
Couldn't hold off Hans Memling in Round 1.
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Not crazy about any of them, but...Laurencin and Mengs
ReplyDeleteYeah, give me Laurencin's waifs, but I'll take Matta, as I'd happily hang one of those on my wall.
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ReplyDeleteMariah says "Laurencin and Matta."
ReplyDeleteMasolino, whose only crime was to be matched against Quentin "The Greatest" Massys. Also Matta, because I really like his first painting.
ReplyDeleteThat Mengs' self portrait is one of my favorites. But this Matta character, with his aquatic surrealism, is super cool. I'll go with Matta and Laurencin.
ReplyDeleteSusan says "Out with all four -- losers all!"
ReplyDeleteI concur with Morgan and am backing the Masolino and Matta ticket.
ReplyDeleteThe French girl and Memling
ReplyDeleteI mean Mengs
ReplyDeleteMasolino and Mengs.
ReplyDeleteMasolino & Matta
ReplyDeleteBad news for Masolino, as Laurencin gets past him in a 7-4 art history upset. But good news for Chile, as favorite son Matta progresses on an 8-3 victory over Mengs.
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