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!
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.
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.
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.
Whistler!
ReplyDeleteWilkie the first time, Wilkie the second time.
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ReplyDeleteWhistler!
ReplyDeleteWe've got two votes for Whistler on the FB feed.
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ReplyDeleteWilkie, I think.
ReplyDeleteWilkie
ReplyDeleteThird vote for Whistler in the FB thread.
ReplyDeleteFourth vote for Whistler in the FB thread!
ReplyDeleteWilkie for me.
ReplyDeleteSusan votes Whistler.
ReplyDeleteWhistler for me, but it's not a slam dunk.
ReplyDeleteWhistler edges out Wilkie.
ReplyDeleteWe'll call this one a match, with Whistler collecting twelve votes and Wilkie coming up with four. That's fairly similar to the result the first time around, so there's some consistency in the world. Next up, we'll see how Whistler does against Vuillard.
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