The Infinite Art Tournament Left Bracket Third-Round Elimination: Bouguereau v. Bellows!

George Bellows (4-1-3) had a rough-and-tumble route to this contest.  After a Left Second Round tie with Bingham, he locked up again in the Left Third with Ford Maddox Brown.  The tiebreaker, with Avercamp, was also a tie.  Only in his third shot did he beat Ingres to make it through to Elimination.  Essentially, the three tied matches of Avercamp/Arcimboldo, Bellows/Brown, and Jordaens/Ingres all went into the hopper, and it was Avercamp, Arcimboldo, and Bellows who found their way out.  Bellows appears now in his ninth contest, probably only the second artist (following Avercamp, who pulled it off on Tuesday) to show up that many times.

Meanwhile, Play-In artist Bouguereau has had a more placid run, with a simple 3-1 record in the Tournament proper.  

Arguably, the two guys have a somewhat different tone.  Let's see who prevails!

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Adolphe William Bouguereau
1825 - 1905
French

• Finished Second in Phase 1, Flight 2 of the Play-In Tournament with a voting score of .733.
• Finished First in Phase 2, Flight 2 of the Play-In Tournament with a voting score of .455.
• Walloped Domenico Beccafumi in the Main Tournament First Round.
• Walloped Gwen John in Round 2.
• Lost to Frida Kahlo in Round 3 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Cruised by Guido Reni in the Left Bracket Third Round.

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George Bellows
1882 - 1925
American

• Defeated Bernardo Bellotto in Round 1 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
  
• Beaten by Giovanni Bellini in Round 2 in a fair fight.
• Tied with George Caleb Bingham in the Left Bracket Second Round.
• Knocked out Louise Bourgeois in the Left Bracket Second Round Tiebreak.
• Wiped the floor with François Boucher in Left Bracket Second Round Elimination.
• Tied with Ford Madox Brown in the Left Bracket Third Round. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Tied with Hendrick Avercamp in a second try at the Left Bracket Third Round. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Beat Ingres in the Left Bracket Third Round.

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