Tuesday, March 15, 2016

The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Third Round: Van Doesburg v. Manet!

Theo Van Doesburg had a inauspicious start in the tournament, tying his first First Round against William Dobson, who subsequently sunk like a stone.  But after losing his second First Round match, against Ernst Haeckel, Van Doesburg has put together a series of three wins to stay alive in the Left Brackets.

Today, he meets Manet, a big-name painter who arrives here after a Round Three upset versus Timothy Ely.  Who will stay alive to take on the winner of Man Ray/Marc?  Let's find out, starting right now.



Theo Van Doesburg
1883 - 1931
Dutch






Édouard Manet
1832 - 1883
French
  • Thumped on Minimalist Robert Mangold in Round 1.
  • Overcame Andrea Mantegna in Round 2.
  • Lost to living American Tim Ely in Round 3 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!





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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.

14 comments:

Christine M. said...

Van Doesburg

DrSchnell said...

Manet

Michael5000 said...

Mariah votes for Van Doesburg on FB.

Morgan said...

I wouldn't vote for Van Doesburg here, but I can see the appeal. Manet for me.

mrs.5000 said...

Manet!

Unknown said...

Van Doesburg!

pfly said...

Manet

boonec1974 said...

A close one for me.

Manet

Ben said...

Manet

UnwiseOwl said...

Close, but it's Manet.

Michael5000 said...

Susan says "Manet"

Michael5000 said...

I think it's neat that van Doesburg has survived so long in this tournament, and I'm not an especial fan of Manet. But, yeah, Manet here.

Candida said...

I was leaning towards van Doesburg until I scrolled down far enough to see Manet.

Michael5000 said...

Van Doesburg ends an odd Tournament career here in which, first, he tied with William Dobson -- who subsequently went two-and-out -- and second, he took a brutal 0-15 pasting from Ernst Haeckel... and then found some momentum with three straight wins. Losing to Manet ends his comeback run, and he finishes with 3-2-1 and a record for the Tournament artist with the greatest number of votes against him so far. Manet's win keeps him in the Big Game; he'll continue next week against Franz Marc.