The Brackets!

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Second Round: Laurencin v. Memling!

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.
Beat Florentine master Masolino in First Round Elimination.






Hans Memling
1433 - 1494
German; worked in Flanders

Defeated Anton Raphael Mengs in a thrilling come-from-behind victory in Round 1.
Lost to Henri Matisse in Round 2.






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14 comments:

  1. Oh, Memling, certainly.

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  2. Memling is good. Too good to get knocked out right now? No. My vote goes to Laurencin.

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  3. Memling is too good to get knocked out right now, at least by Laurencin.

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  4. Mm, Memling, I guess. But it was close.

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  5. It was close all right, as Laurencin sneaks by Memling by a single vote, seven votes to six. That knocks Memling out of the Tournament, and advances Laurencin to Second Round Elimination!

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