The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Third Round: Stella v. Tamayo!

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Frank Stella
born 1936
American

• Lost to Dutch master Jan Steen in Round 1 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Skunked -- Skunked! -- Canadian painter Jean-Paul Riopelle in First Round Elimination.
• Snuck by Clyfford Still in the Second Round by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Beat George Stubbs in Left Bracket Second Round Elimination by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!

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Rufino Tamayo
1899 - 1991
Mexican

• Beat Yves Tanguy in Round 1.
• Held off Dutch Master David Teniers in Round 2 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Lost to Jean Tinguely in Round 3 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!

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The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Third Round Tiebreaker: Zorn v. Tissot!

This is the other half of the tiebreaker pair that started on Tuesday.

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Anders Zorn
1860 - 1920
Swedish

• Defeated Johann Zoffany in Round 1.
• Outpolled Victor Vasarely in Round 2.
• Lost to Gabriel Metsu in the Third Round Semi-Tiebreak by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Tied with Sir Henry Raeburn in the Left Bracket Third Round. YOUR VOTE STILL COUNTS!!!

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James Tissot
1836 - 1902
French

• Beat Tintoretto in Round 1 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Put a big upset on Titian in Round 2.
• Lost big to J.M.W. Turner in Round 3.

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The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Third Round Tiebreaker: Raeburn v. Vieira da Silva!

Until recently, if you'd asked which IAT artist had been in the most ties, the answer would have been "it's a tie."  But no longer.  Sir Henry Raeburn has become, and probably will remain, the King of Ties, having fought to a draw for a remarkable fourth time against Sweden's Anders Zorn.  Meanwhile, Vieira da Silva locked up with Tissot in another "Left Third" match, so we're ready for some tie-breaking.  Raeburn takes on Vieira da Silva today; Zorn will try his luck against Tissot on Thursday.  Who will win?  Us, my friends: us, the art enthusiasts.

Meanwhile, for the good of the order: the matter of Sisley v. van Ruisdael is struggling a bit to make quorum, as sometimes happens with matches that launch during the Christmas season. If you haven't registered your preference there, remember: YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!

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Sir Henry Raeburn
1756 - 1823
British

• Walloped Jacopo Della Quercia in Round 1.
• Lost to Pierre-Paul Prud'hon in Round 2.
• Beat Jacopo Pontormo in the Left Bracket Second Round.
• Locked in a tie with Ljubov Popova in Left Bracket Second Round Elimination. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Tied with Lorenzo Ghiberti in a Left Bracket Second Round Elimination Tiebreak match that failed to break its tie. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Deadlocked again, this time with Renoir, in Left Bracket Second Round Elimination. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Blew past Marie Laurencin, finally, in another go at Left Bracket Second Round Elimination.
• Tied with Anders Zorn in the Left Bracket Third Round.

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Maria Elena Vieira da Silva
1908 - 1992
Portuguese; worked in France

• Defeated Andrea del Verrocchio in Round 1.
• Lost to Vermeer in Round 2.
• Beat Paolo Uccello in the Left Bracket Second Round by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Beat Kitagawa Utamaro in Left Bracket Second Round Elimination.
• Tied with James Tissot in her first try at the Left Bracket Third Round.

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The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Third Round: de Vlaminck v. Waterhouse!

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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.
• Defeated Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, in Left Bracket Second Round Elimination.

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John William Waterhouse
1849 - 1917
English

• Beat Antoine Watteau decisively in Round 1.
• Fended off Carel Weight in Round 2.
• Lost to Rogier Van der Weyden in Round 3.

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The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Third Round: Whistler v. Vuillard!

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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.
• Defeated Sir David Wilkie, again, in Left Bracket Second Round Elimination.

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Édouard Vuillard
1868 - 1940
French

• Trounced Edward Wadsworth in Round 1.
• Defeated American Andy Warhol in Round 2.
• Lost to M. C. Escher in Round 3.

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The Infinite Art Tournament Left Bracket Second-Round Elimination semi-tiebreak: Sluter v. Duchamp!

This is the second half of the "semi-tiebreak" duo that started last Thursday. These two are vying for the chance to take on Lord Leighton in the Third Round.

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Claus Sluter
1380ish - 1405
Dutch; worked in France.

• Pounded by Michiel Sittow in Round 1.
• Beat the 20th Century's David Alfaro Siqueiros in First Round Elimination.
• Trounced Paula Modersohn-Becker in the Left Bracket Second Round by a safe margin.
• Tied with Rubens in Left Bracket Second Round Elimination. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!

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Marcel Duchamp
1887 - 1968
French

• Tied with Raoul Dufy in his first try at the First Round, back in January 2013. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Trounced by Velázquez in Round 1.
• Beat Francesco Zuccarelli in First Round Elimination by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Beat Victor Vasarely in the Left Bracket Second Round by another single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS AGAIN!!!

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