Leaving us this week with excellent 2-2 records are Ruysch (19 vf, 23 va, .452) and Dante Gabriel Rossetti (24-21, .533).
Alfred Sisley
1839 - 1899
French
- Beat David Alfaro Siqueiros in Round 1.
- Tied with Michiel Sittow in Round 2. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
- Lost to Henri Rousseau in the Round 2 Tiebreaker.
- Upset Mark Rothko by a wide margin in the Left Bracket Second Round.
- Beat Théodore Rousseau in Left Bracket Second Round Elimination.
- Got past Rachel Ruysch in the Left Bracket Third Round.
Jacob van Ruisdael
1628 - 1682
Dutch
- Thumped by Rachel Ruysch in Round 1.
- Took all the votes in First Round Elimination against Robert Ryman.
- Beat Roelandt Savery in the Left Bracket Second Round by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
- Beat still life Spanish master Juan Sánchez Cotán in Left Bracket Second Round Elimination.
- Trounced Dante Gabriel Rossetti in the Left Bracket Third Round.
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ReplyDeleteJacob van Ruisdael
Likely if this was the first matchup of the tournament, I'd vote for van Ruisdael, but at this point I feel like we've seen Dutch Masters that Dutch Master better than he does, which biases me enough that I'll vote Sisley.
ReplyDeleteI'm with Sisley, myself, for the same reasons as Morgan.
ReplyDeleteI like landscapes, especially if they have a strong human element. Sisley's are townier, more optimistic and personal. He's got my vote.
ReplyDeleteRuisdael's are just a bit too dour for me. Sisley.
ReplyDeleteOooh, I like both. Can we vote on someone else still in the tournament who's still in but who we hate to leave so both of these can continue? But if I gotta vote, Ruisdael
ReplyDeleteSusan votes for Sisley.
ReplyDeleteRuisdael.
ReplyDeleteSisley, easily.
ReplyDeleteLawrence voted for Sisley on FB.
ReplyDeleteSo does Grace.
ReplyDeleteTough one! Jacob van Ruisdael
ReplyDeleteThe remarkably effect FB quorum call also turned up three more Sisleys and a Ruisdael.
ReplyDeleteWow, what a turnout! If there was only some way I could put EVERY match on Facebook. Wait, I do!
ReplyDeleteIn any event, Sisley dominated this match, topping Ruisdael eleven votes to five. So, it will be Sisley moving to the next Round to take on Rosa.