You'd be forgiven for having assumed that Frantisek Kupka had left the Tournament, but acutally he's been waiting for a tiebreak opportunity since locking up with Domenico Ghirlandaio in a December 2015 match. Now, along comes Frank Stella, in a tie of his own with Graham Sutherland. The two of them are fighting for the chance to take on some big-name competition that's lying in wait. Let's find out who gets a shot at the big time!
Frantisek Kupka
1871 - 1957
Czech; worked in France
- Defeated Wilfredo Lam in an unusual Cuban/Czech IAT Round 1 pairing.
- Beat beachcomber Andres Amador in Round 2 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!
- Lost to Georges de La Tour in Round 3, again by a single vote.
YOUR VOTE COUNTS AGAIN!!! - Mauled Raoul Hausmann in the Left Bracket Third Round.
- Tied with Florentine master Domenico Ghirlandaio in Left Bracket Third Round Elimination.
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!!!
- Beat Rufino Tamayo in the Left Bracket Third Round.
- Tied with Graham Sutherland in Left Bracket Third Round Elimination.
Kupka
ReplyDeleteI'm at a tie here.
ReplyDeleteKupka for sure
ReplyDeleteHmmm, I wouldn't have picked either of these for the semifinals. I'll go with Stella.
ReplyDeleteStella for me
ReplyDeleteYou can't fool me. All of those were done by the same artist.
ReplyDelete...Kupka, I guess.
I agree with Madame 5000; this is too rich for their blood. But I'll go Stella.
ReplyDeleteSusan votes for Kupka here.
ReplyDeleteKupka.
ReplyDeleteOh look, I haven't voted yet! I'll got with Stella.
ReplyDelete...which gives Kupka a one-vote win -- or Kupka/Stella nine votes and one abstention overall, if Chance's theory is correct. The artist DBA as Kupka will continue on to take on, hmm, Kandinsky. That ought to be a good challenge.
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