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Thursday, June 8, 2017

The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Second Round: de Staël v. Smith!

Nicolas de Staël
1914 - 1955
Russian; worked in France

Pounded by Léon Spilliaert in Round 1.
Defeated Chaim Soutine in First Round Elimination.





David Smith
1906 - 1965
American

Beat Frans Snyders by a single vote in Round 1. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
Lost to Venetian master Sodoma 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.
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11 comments:

  1. UnwiseOwl6:01 AM, June 08, 2017

    de Stael.

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  2. Nichim6:09 AM, June 08, 2017

    de Staël

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  3. Anonymous6:34 AM, June 08, 2017

    Smith

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  4. Morgan8:59 AM, June 08, 2017

    de Staël, after some deliberation.

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  5. Chuckdaddy9:05 PM, June 13, 2017

    Strong vote for Smith.

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  6. Michael50007:44 PM, June 24, 2017

    I like Smith. He's got that whimsy thing going on.

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  7. DrSchnell6:37 PM, June 28, 2017

    Smith

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  8. mrs.50008:35 AM, June 30, 2017

    I prefer the organic mechanic, the aptly-named Smith.

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  9. Michael500010:02 AM, July 23, 2017

    Susan votes for Smith.

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  10. Candida8:47 PM, September 16, 2017

    Smith.

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  11. Michael500010:51 AM, November 25, 2017

    De Staël can't hang on to an early 3-1 lead, and the organic mechanic puts together six straight votes to claim a 7-3 win. Who says that competitive art isn't thrilling?

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