1684 - 1721
French
Pasted by Waterhouse in Round 1.
Lambasted 20th Century artist Tom Wesselmann in First Round Elimination.
James Abbot McNeill Whistler
1834 - 1903
American; worked in Britain
Defeated Sir David Wilkie in Round 1.
Lost to Rogier Van der Weyden in Round 2, but there's no shame in that.
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.
I don't LOVE either, so I decided to evaluate them on a per painting basis, and I think Whistler #3 is my favorite of those shown. So, a Whistler vote for me.
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ReplyDeleteI got the first guy.
ReplyDeleteI love the last one of his called, "Man regrets wearing clown costume and forgetting the makeup."
What is this picture-choosing algorithm of yours? No Whistler's mother? That painting alone puts him over Watteau in this match-up.
ReplyDeleteWhistler, even motherless!
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ReplyDeleteSometimes I feel like a motherless Whistler.
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ReplyDeleteSusan votes for Whistler.
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ReplyDeleteWhistler romps here, tallying up 9 votes to Watteau's 1. He'll move on to take on Wilkie in the next round.
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