The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Third Round: Mabuse v. Lotto!

Here's another Left-Bracket Third-Rounder, with Jan Gossaert, Mabuse, whatever you want to call him, meeting up with his contemporary Lorenzo Lotto.  Mabuse got here by beating the 20th Century's Paul Nash; Lotto got here by losing to Nash's contemporary Thomas Hart Benton.

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Mabuse / aka Jan Gossaert
c.1478 - 1532
Flemish

• Beat Bernardino Luini in Round 1.
• Lost to René Magritte in Round 2.
• Crushed Tony Cragg in terms of votes -- although many voters were torn -- in the Left Bracket Second Round.
• Ousted Paul Nash in Left Bracket Second Round Elimination.

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Lorenzo Lotto
1480 - 1556
Venetian

• Defeated abstract American Morris Louis in Round 1.
• Nudged Lorenzo Monaco in Round 2 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Crushed by Thomas Hart Benton in Round 3.

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The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Third Round: Géricault v. Magritte!

You wouldn't have expected Théodore Géricault to end up in a match against René Magritte, but then again you really wouldn't have expected there to be an Infinite Art Tournament in the first place.  Géricault hangs on into the Third Round by eliminating Ambrogio Lorenzetti, while Magritte falls into this match after being defeated by Andy Goldsworthy in the Right Bracket Third Round.

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Théodore Géricault
1791 - 1824
French

• Routed Mark Gertler in Round 1.
• Lost to Artemisia Gentileschi in Round 2.
• Tied with Taddeo Gaddi in the Left Bracket Second Round.
• Defeated Lorenzo Monaco in the Left Bracket Second Round tiebreaker.
• Held out against Ambrogio Lorenzetti in Left Bracket Second Round Elimination.

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René Magritte
1898 - 1967
Belgian

• Skunked -- skunked! -- sculptor Aristide Maillol in Round 1.
• Won a close one against Mabuse in Round 2.
• Lost badly to Andy Goldsworthy in Round 3.

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The Infinite Art Tournament, Round One: Seurat v. Severini!

Georges Seurat
1859 - 1891
French

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Gino Severini
1883 - 1966
Italian; worked in France

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The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Third Round: Morisot v. Mucha!

Here's a long-delayed match that was kept on ice by the Munch/Nash tie and the subsequent Nash/Master of Moulins tie.  Half a year since we saw them last, Berthe Morisot re-enters the fray with a victory over Fernand Léger , taking on Alphonse Mucha, fresh off a pasting at the hands of American Norman Rockwell.

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Berthe Morisot
1841 - 1895
French

• Defeated Giovanni Battista Moroni in Round 1 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!
• Lost to Gustave Moreau in Round 2 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Beat Henry Moore by a single vote in the Left Bracket Second Round. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!!!
• Beat Fernand Léger in Left Bracket Second Round Elimination by a wide margin.

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Alphonse Mucha
1860 - 1939
Czech

• Stunned the well-known Norwegian Edvard Munch in Round 1.
• Beat old Spanish master Bartolomé Murillo in Round 2.
• Crushed by Norman Rockwell in Round 3.

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The Infinite Art Tournament, First Elimination Round #51/64

Faceoff #1: Rosso Fiorentino v. Rothko

Rosso Fiorentino
1494-1540
Florentine

Lost badly to Dante Gabriel Rossetti in Round 1.

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Mark Rothko
1903 - 1970
Russian-born American

Upset by Georges Rouault in Round 1.

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Faceoff #2: Roubiliac v. T. Rousseau

Louis François Roubiliac
1702 - 1762
French; worked in England

Crushed by Henri Rousseau in Round 1.

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Théodore Rousseau
1812 - 1867
French

Pounded by Peter Paul Rubens in Round 1.

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Vote for the two artists of your choice! Votes generally go in the comments, but have been known to arrive by email, by postcard, or in a sealed envelope.

Please note that you may vote only once in each face-off.  Opining that both of the artists in one of the two face-offs is superior to the other is fine, but casting your votes for two artists in the same face-off is not permissible.

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round One: Segal v. Serra!

George Segal
1924 - 2000
American

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Richard Serra
Born 1938 or 1939
American

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Third Thursday Semi-Finals: Botticelli v. Bosch!

Third Thursday: Bringing big names to your mid-month!

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"Semifinals" designates the Fourth to Seventh Rounds of the Infinite Art Tournament.  This is the first ever Left Bracket Fourth Round Elimination Match.  It pairs Sandro Botticelli (4-1, 48-25, .658) and Hieronymus Bosch (4-1, 46-28, .622). Leaving the Tournament at their hands are Albert Bierstadt (5-2, 55-37, .598) and Giuseppe Arcimboldo (4-2-1, 47-39, .547). Bierstadt sets new records for most wins and most votes in favor of any artist leaving the Tournament; his "batting average" of votes in favor is the 6th highest of any ousted artist.

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Sandro Botticelli
1445 - 1510
Florentine

• Beat Colombian Fernando Botero in an amazing come-from-behind victory in Round 1.
• Made short work of 18th century France's François Boucher in Round 2.
• Disposed of Aussie Arthur Boyd in Round 3.
• Lost to Pieter Bruegel in Round 4.
• Defeated Albert Bierstadt in the Left Bracket Fourth Round.

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Hieronymus Bosch
c.1450 - 1516
Dutch

• Trounced Paris Bordone in Round 1.
• Escaped upset by French installation guy Christian Boltanski in Round 2 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Held out against the English engraver-poet William Blake in Round 3.
• Lost to sculptor Gianlorenzo Bernini in Round 4.
• Trounced Giuseppe Arcimboldo in the Left Bracket Fourth Round.

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