This Left Bracket Fifth Round match pairs Pablo Picasso (6-1, 59-23, .720) against Georgia O'Keeffe (4-1, 44-18, .710). Picasso won his way into the round via a sound thrashing of Camille Pissaro, whereas O'Keefe is on the rebound from a loss against Claude Monet.
Pablo Picasso
1881 - 1973
Spanish
Pablo Picasso [was] one of the greatest and most-influential artists of the 20th century and the creator (with Georges Braque) of Cubism. The enormous body of Picasso’s work remains, and the legend lives on—a tribute to the vitality of the “disquieting” Spaniard with the “sombre…piercing” eyes who superstitiously believed that work would keep him alive. For nearly 80 of his 91 years, Picasso devoted himself to an artistic production that contributed significantly to and paralleled the whole development of modern art in the 20th century.
- Encyclopedia Britannica
- Beat Piero della Francesca easily in Round 1.
- Beat Piero di Cosimo in Round 2.
- Upset by Joachim Patenier in the Round 3 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
- Beat Pisanello in the Left Bracket Third Round.
- Defeated Piero di Cosimo a second time in a Left Bracket Third Round Elimination Grudge Match.
- Defeated Pierre-Paul Prud'hon in the Left Bracket Fourth Round.
- Crushed Camille Pissarro in Left Bracket Fourth Round Elimination.
Georgia O'Keeffe
1887 - 1986
American
O’Keeffe has remained one of the most important and admired Modernist painters in the United States and one of its most celebrated icons. Through her consistently provocative and distinctively personal approach to image making, she created a body of work that conveys the integrity of her Modernist vision, her independent spirit, and, above all, her profound sensitivity to the vitality of natural forces.... In largely overcoming many critics’ gendered interpretations of her work, O’Keeffe also played a key role in disabusing the art community and the general public of the notion that gender was in any way a determinant of artistic competence or creativity. Thus, she helped to establish a new and significant space for female artists in a realm that has continued to be dominated by men.
- Encyclopedia Britannica
- Beat German Emil Nolde in Round 1.
- Walloped Australian Sir Sidney Nolan in Round 2.
- Prevailed against Ben Nicholson in Round 3.
- Beat Giovanni Paolo Pannini in the Fourth Round by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
- Fell to Claude Monet in Round 5.
14 comments:
O'Keeffe, although I am impressed by the variety of Picasso's work.
We've got Jennifer P and Mariah for Picasso on the FB feed, and Rebecca for O'Keefe.
I'm sort of surprised that Picasso's are a bit of a mixed bag; I thought I'd like him more. But he does have some fantastic pictures, and I'm not really a fan of O'Keefe, so Picasso it is.
Picasso for me.
O'Keeffe was kind of an asshole, but Picasso was a huge asshole, so O'Keeffe.
If Picasso doesn't win, this entire tournament is a corrupt fake news rigged joke!
Come on... O'Keefe?
Fifty votes for Picasso!
Picasso.
Oh, Picasso. O'Keeffe is all right and all, but doesn't make me get up and dance. So to speak.
OO'KKeeffee
Susan votes-by-mail for Picasso.
O'Keefe's art has been life-changing for me in a way that I imagine Picasso's might have been for some people who are different from me. I vote for her.
Picasso
Picasso.
OK, voting is now closed and the final score is Picasso 59, O'Keeffe 5. Wait, what the hell...?
CHANCE!!!! YOU CAN'T DO THAT!!!!
Actual final score: Picasso 10, O'Keeffe 5! O'Keeffe piled up some laurels to rest on, though; whereas Picasso moves on to... well, one of the most interesting matches in the Tournament, for my money. Let's do it!
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