Frank Stella
born 1936
American
Lost to Dutch master Jan Steen in Round 1 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
Skunked -- Skunked! -- Canadian painter Jean-Paul Riopelle in First Round Elimination.
Clyfford Still
1904 - 1980
American
Beat American Gilbert Stuart in Round 1.
Lost to his near-exact contemporary Graham Sutherland 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.
Still!
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ReplyDeleteStill is just incredible at getting emotion across in an abstract piece.
ReplyDeleteI'm gonna have a little streetcar moment and shout Stella!
ReplyDeleteStella!
ReplyDeleteMariah has a little streetcar moment of her own on Facebook.
ReplyDeleteThese guys are almost a dead heat for me. Still by a nose.
ReplyDeleteSusan votes for Stella.
ReplyDeleteHmmm. Eh. I'll say Stella. Not too loudly.
ReplyDeleteStella.
ReplyDeleteAnd the Tournament has a collective Streetcar moment, with Stella overcoming Clifford the Big Red Painter by a score of six votes to four. Thanks for voting!
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