Pierre Auguste Renoir
1841 - 1919
French
- Pulled away from Sir Joshua Reynolds in Round 1.
- Lost to Rembrandt in Round 2.
- Beat Gerhard Richter in the Left Bracket Second Round.
- Locked in a tie with Guido Reni in Left Bracket Second Round Elimination. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
- Deadlocked again, this time with Sir Henry Raeburn, in Left Bracket Second Round Elimination. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
- Beat Cuba's Roberto Matta in a Left Bracket Second Round Elimination tiebreaker.
Sir William Orpen
1878 - 1931
British
- Tied with Adriaen van Ostade in his first try at Round One.
- Upset Piet Mondrian in his second try at Round 1 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
- Beat Alexander Rodchenko by a single vote in Round 2. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
- Lost to Salvator Rosa in Round 3.
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Renoir
ReplyDeleteAfter thinking about it for a while, I'll say........... Orpen
ReplyDeleteRenoir, for his crowd scenes.
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ReplyDeleteOrpen!
ReplyDeleteOoh, a battle. Renoir!
ReplyDeleteThis is surprisingly close. Against 99% of opponents, Renoir might win handily. But today, I am struck by Orpen's style. There's a real vitality to it, and a wink at the audience. I'll say Orpen.
ReplyDeleteRenoir pleez
ReplyDeleteOn FB, Mariah votes for Renoir, and Rebecca votes for whomever is against Renoir.
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ReplyDeleteI'm still trying not to like Renoir, but I haven't got there yet.
ReplyDeleteSusan votes for Renoir as well.
ReplyDeleteRenoir.
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