The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Second Round: Thiebaud v. Teniers!

Wayne Thiebaud
Born 1920
American

Lost to Hendrick Terbrugghen in Round 1 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
Tied with Tiepolo in First Round Elimination.
Beat the U.S.S.R.'s Vladimir Tatlin in the last ever running of First Round Elimination.

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David Teniers
1610 - 1690
Flemish

Beat his contemporary Gerard Ter Borch in Round 1.
Lost to Mexico's Rufino Tamayo in Round 2.

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The Semi-Finals: Bouguereau v. Hiroshige!

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"Semifinals" designates the Fourth to Seventh Rounds of the Infinite Art Tournament.  This is a Left Bracket Fourth Round Match between Adolphe William Bouguereau (4-1, 41-20, .672) and Andō Hiroshige (3-1, 27-23, .540).

Ending a remarkable Tournament career by losing to Bouguereau in Third Round Elimination was George Bellows (4-2-3, 71-45, .612). Of all of the artists to leave the Tournament thus far, he appeared the most times (nine, breaking a previous record of seven). He accumulated the most votes in favor (71) but also the most votes against (45). However, his relative "batting average" of .612 puts him in seventh place among the 372 artists who have left the Tournament, and his vote margin (26 more votes for than votes against) is the highest on record.

Probably there are some Bellows fans that would really like to see Bouguereau taken down a peg right now. But will Hiroshige have the votes to get the job done? Let's find out!

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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.
• Beat George Bellows in a surprising Left Bracket Third Round Elimination upset.

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Andō Hiroshige
1797 - 1858
Japanese

• Defeated Meindert Hobbema in Round 1 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!
• Thumped on American folk painter Edward Hicks in Round 2.
• Beat Switzerland's Ferdinand Hodler in Round 3.
• Lost to Remedios Varo in Round 4.

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The Infinite Art Tournament Left Bracket Second-Round Elimination GRUDGE MATCH: Whistler v. Wilkie!

It's GRUDGE MATCH time!!!   Whistler beat up on Wilkie pretty badly the first time around, but, well, we've looked at a lot of art since then, and the palette is always getting more sophistercated, and who knows!  Maybe Wilkie can muster more votes the second time around!  But remember the Grudge Match rule: Wilkie has to win outright to stay alive.  In the event of a tie, he loses the match and is booted from the Tournament.

Enjoy the match!

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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.
• Crushed Antoine Watteau in the Left Bracket Second Round.

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Sir David Wilkie
1785 - 1841
British

• Drubbed by Whistler's mother's son in Round 1.
• Defeated Benjamin West in First Round Elimination.
• Made it past Carel Weight in the Left Bracket Second Round.

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The Infinite Art Tournament Left Bracket Second-Round Elimination: Vigée Le Brun v. de Vlaminck!

As far as French Baroque painter Simon Vouet is concerned, the only good thing about today's match is that it's going to eliminate one of the two guys who knocked him out of the Tournament. That's why they call it elimination! Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun is hot off of two big wins after losing her opener to M.C. Escher, whereas Maurice de Vlaminck is back on his feet after a Second Round loss to... M.C. Escher. Probably, that means that Escher would have beaten Vouet. But that's not the match we're going to enjoy! We're going to enjoy the match of Vigée Le Brun v. de Vlaminck. Cast your votes!

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Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
1755 - 1842
French

• Lost to M. C. Escher in Round 1.
• Crushed Simon Vouet in First Round Elimination.
• Crushed Andy Warhol in the Left Bracket Second Round.

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Maurice de Vlaminck
1876 - 1958
French

• Defeated Simon Vouet in Round 1.
• Lost to M.C. Escher in Round 2.
• Made it past Alfred Wallis in the Left Bracket Second Round by a safe margin.

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The Semi-Finals: Homer v. Kahlo!

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"Semifinals" designates the Fourth to Seventh Rounds of the Infinite Art Tournament.  This is a Left Bracket Fourth Round Match between Winslow Homer (5-1, 56-22, .718) and Frida Kahlo (3-1, 33-23, .589).  Leaving the Tournament after falling to Homer in a grudge match -- after beating him by a vote in their first meeting -- is Pieter De Hooch (3-2, 26-30, .464).

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Winslow Homer
1836 - 1910
American

• Beat the great German expatriate Hans Holbein in an unusually high-octane Round 1 match.
• Lost to Dutch master Pieter De Hooch by a single vote in Round 2. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Crushed André Beauneveu in the Left Bracket Second Round.
• Decisively beat Katsushika Hokusai in Left Bracket Second Round Elimination.
• Crushed Ferdinand Hodler in the Left Bracket Third Round by another two-vote swing.
• Beat Pieter De Hooch with a dramatic grudge match reversal in Left Bracket Third Round Elimination.

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Frida Kahlo
1907 - 1954
Mexican

• Crushed Donald Judd in Round 1.
• Snuck by Dutch master Jacob Jordaens in Round 2.
• Edged by sentimentalist Adolphe William Bouguereau in Round 3 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Lost to Edward Hopper in Round 4.

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The Infinite Art Tournament Left Bracket Third-Round Elimination: Marc v. Manet!

It's a battle of big-name artists today, as Franz Marc and Édouard Manet meet in Third Round Elimination. Marc arrives after a fairly brisk dispatching of Man Ray, who exits with 3 wins, 2 losses, and an overall vote total of 29-32. Manet took out Theo Van Doesburg, whose strange run through the Tournament left him with an admirable 3-2-1 record, but a vote count (29-43) that makes him the most voted against artist in the entire Tournament to date.

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Franz Marc
1880 - 1916
German

• Defeated American John Marin easily in Round 1.
• Tied with Ernst Haeckel in his first try at Round 2.
• Defeated Simone Martini easily in the Round 2 Tiebreaker.
• Lost to Ernst Haeckel in a quirky Round 3 rematch.
• Glided past Man Ray in the Left Bracket Third Round.

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Édouard Manet
1832 - 1883
French

• Thumped on Minimalist Robert Mangold in Round 1.
  
• Overcame Andrea Mantegna in Round 2.
  
• Lost to living American Tim Ely in Round 3 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Beat Theo Van Doesburg in the Left Bracket Third Round.

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The Infinite Art Tournament Left Bracket Third-Round Elimination: Morisot v. the Master of Moulins!

Berthe Morisot and the Master of Moulins have made it to Third Round Elimination, and things might be looking a little tough for Morisot since she was beaten by Gustave Moreau back in '15 and The Master is fresh off of a victory over him. But, as followers of sport and art know, that doesn't necessarily guarantee that Mr. of Moulins will win this next match. Only your votes can decide that.

Moreau left us with a 2-2 record, 19 votes for and 25 against. Losing to Morisot by a single vote was Alphonse Mucha, who went 2-2, 22-24.

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Berthe Morisot
1841 - 1895
French

• Defeated Giovanni Battista Moroni in Round 1 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!
• Lost to Gustave Moreau in Round 2 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Beat Henry Moore by a single vote in the Left Bracket Second Round. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!!!
• Beat Fernand Léger in Left Bracket Second Round Elimination by a wide margin.
• Snuck by Alphonse Mucha by a single in the Left Bracket Third Round. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!

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Master of Moulins (probably Jean Hay)
late fifteenth century
French

• Defeated Robert Motherwell in Round 1.
• Skunked by Norman Rockwell in Round 2.
  
• Tied with Paul Nash in the Left Bracket Second Round. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Beat L.S. Lowry in the Left Bracket Second Round.
• Beat the twentieth century's Arthur Dove in Left Bracket Second Round Elimination.
• Beat Gustave Moreau in the Left Bracket Third Round.

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