Thursday, February 11, 2016

The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Second Round: Ernst v. Ensor!

Max Ernst
1891 - 1976
German

Lost to Richard Estes in Round 1.
Beat English painter William Etty in First Round Elimination.






James Ensor
1860 - 1949
Belgium's famous painter

Survived an early deficit and a voter defection in an amazing Round 1 comeback victory over Sir Jacob Epstein. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
Lost to Thomas Eakins, the United States' famous painter, in 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.

14 comments:

Christine M. said...

Ensor

Michael5000 said...

Shu-ju says "Ernst" on FB.

Unknown said...

Maaaaax Earnst!!!!

Michael5000 said...

Ann says "ENSOR" on FB.

Morgan said...

Ernst! I like that new one the best.

DrSchnell said...

Ernst

Alex said...

As much as I want to meet James Ensor, I'll have to vote for Ernst.

boonec1974 said...

Ernst could frottage with the best of them.

pfly said...

Ernst! Ernst! Ernst!

mrs.5000 said...

Hmmm. I'll take Ensor.

Michael5000 said...

Susan votes for Ensor via email.

Candida said...

Ernst.

Michael5000 said...

Ensor for me, although I like the new Ernst a lot.

Michael5000 said...

Ernst wins this one, eight votes to five. Ensor falls out of the game having gone 1-2, and Earnst heads to Second Round Elimination.