Saturday, October 22, 2016

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round One: Modersohn-Becker v. Riley!


Paula Modersohn-Becker
1876 - 1907
German

Tied with Modigliani in her first try at Round One.
Tied with Frederic Leighton in her second try at Round One.




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Bridget Riley
Born 1931
British

Tied with Canada's Jean-Paul Riopelle in her first try at Round One.




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Vote for the artist of your choice! Votes go in the comments. Commentary and links to additional work are welcome. Polls open for at least one month past posting.

13 comments:

Unknown said...

Riley

Christine M. said...

Modersohn-Becker

Morgan said...

Modersohn-Becker.

Elliott said...

The second one makes my eyes hurt. The first one.

boonec1974 said...

If I have to pick someone, Modersohn-Becker.

Michael5000 said...

Susan votes for Modersohn-Becker

Nichim said...

Moderson-Becker, but I like them both!

mrs.5000 said...

Modersohn-Becker for me also. Though Bridget Riley makes my eyes hurt in a very interesting way.

DrSchnell said...

Modersohn-Becker

pfly said...

Riley. Op art ftw.

Michael5000 said...

Riley, because who doesn't love a good optical illusion?

Candida said...

Riley!

Michael5000 said...

Modersohn-Becker finally gets a decision, and it's in her favor! She collects eight votes to Riley's four, so she'll be off to the Second Round.