The Infinite Art Tournament Left Bracket Fourth-Round Elimination: Avercamp v. Fra Angelico!

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This Left Bracket Fourth Round Elimination Match features Hendrick Avercamp (6-1-3, 80-51, .611) and Fra Angelico (4-1, 41-28, .594). They got here by defeating Basquiat (3-2, 33-35, .485) and Beckman (4-2, 44-40, .524), respectively. Avercamp is making his eleventh Tournament appearance, which I believe is a new record.

Both artists have won against Sofonisba Anguissola, which is saying something.  Fra Angelico beat Arcimboldo, however, while Avercamp only fought him to a draw.  Let's see how they fare against each other.  What do YOU think?

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Hendrick Avercamp
1585-1634
Dutch

• Lost to Francis Bacon in Round 1.
• Clobbered Frank Auerbach in Left Bracket First-Round Elimination.
• Handily defeated 20th Century French painter Balthus in the Left Bracket Second Round.
• Locked in a tie with Hans Baldung in Left Bracket Second Round Elimination. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Freaked out the squares by knocking out Josef Albers in Left Bracket Second Round Elimination Tiebreak!
• Tied with Giuseppe Arcimboldo in the Left Bracket Third Round. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Tied with George Bellows in a second try at Left Bracket Third Round. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Finally got through the Left Bracket Third Round, three years later, with a decisive victory over Jacob Jordaens.
• Defeated Sofonisba Anguissola in Left Bracket Third Round Elimination.
• Defeated Jean-Michel Basquiat in the Left Bracket Fourth Round.

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Fra Angelico
c.1387-1455
Italian

• Defeated Florentine master Andrea del Sarto in Round 1 by a decisive but respectful margin.
• Beat Sofonisba Anguissola in Round 2 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!! (This match was incorrectly determined a tie in March 2012; the miscount was discovered in May 2013. YOUR VIGILANCE COUNTS!!!)
• Made it past Arcimboldo in Round 3.
• Lost to Albrecht Altdorfer in Round 4 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Beat Max Beckmann in the Left Bracket Fourth Round.

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