In this here Left Bracket Fourth Round Elimination Match, Gustav Klimt (6-1, 60-23, .723) takes on Wassily Kandinsky (4-1-1, 43-23, .652). In getting to this round, they knocked Georges de La Tour (3-2, 37-25, .597) and Frantisek Kupka (4-2-1, 42-35, .545), respectively, right out of the Tournament.
Klimt has impressive stats going into the match, but he has lost to Paul Klee, who tied up with Kandinsky when they crossed Tournament paths. What will happen is, the artist who gets the most votes will win!
Gustav Klimt
1862 - 1918
Austrian
- Beat Franz Kline black and blue, mostly black, in Round 1.
- Lost badly to Paul Klee in Round 2.
- Crushed Pierre Bonnard in the Left Bracket Second Round.
- Beat Franz Kline black and blue, again, in a Left Bracket Second Round Elimination Grudge Match.
- Beat sculptor Anish Kapoor in the Left Bracket Third Round.
- Defeated Banksy in Left Bracket Third Round Elimination.
- Beat Georges de La Tour decisively in the Left Bracket Fourth Round.
Wassily Kandinsky
1866 - 1944
Russian; worked internationally
- Defeated Willem Kalf decisively in Round 1.
- Beat play-in photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson in Round 2.
- Beat Anish Kapoor easily in Round 3.
- Tied with his old roommate Paul Klee in his first try at Round 4.
- Lost to Thomas Hart Benton in Round 4 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
- Beat Frantisek Kupka in the Left Bracket Fourth Round.
11 comments:
Klimt
Kandinsky: his art makes me happier.
Klimt
Brutal match-up for me. I really like both artists, and judging by the other rounds, like both more than most voters. So I really really just want this to a tie. But if I must, I'll go Klimt. They both are out of this world, but Klimt brings his out-there takes to reality more, which I find just a bit more impressive.
Susan votes for Klimt.
Ooh nice match up. Easy for me though as I'm a big softie for Kandinsky.
Pfly
Even easier for me as I'm a big softie for Kandinksy, and I don't like Klimt.
Klimt.
You know, I do like Klimt. His work coheres in a way that Kandinsky's does not, for me, cohere.
Jen P votes for Kandinsky on FB.
All right, that was let's see six votes for Klimt and Kandinsky only had four, so Klimt is off to take on Ed Hopper and Kandinsky heads back to the studio. Or would, if he were still alive, I suppose.
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