This Left Bracket Seventh Round match pairs Edgar Degas, who made it all the way to the "Elite Eight" before falling to Pieter Brughel, with Winslow Homer. After an early loss, Homer has now won more matches (11) and received more votes (104) than anyone else in the Tournament. Will he receive enough votes to win this match? You'll help decide!
1834 - 1917
French
Edgar Degas seems never to have reconciled himself to the label of “Impressionist,” preferring to call himself a “Realist” or “Independent.” Nevertheless, he was one of the group’s founders, an organizer of its exhibitions, and one of its most important core members. Like the Impressionists, he sought to capture fleeting moments in the flow of modern life, yet he showed little interest in painting plein-air landscapes, favoring scenes in theaters and cafés illuminated by artificial light, which he used to clarify the contours of his figures, adhering to his academic training. - The Met's Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
- Whupped it up on sculptor Richard Deacon in Round 1.
- Stomped on Eugène Delacroix in Round 2.
- Crushed countryman Honoré Daumier in Round 3.
- Bested Caravaggio in Round 4.
- Beat Albrecht Dürer in a tough Round 5 match.
- Beat Gustave Caillebotte in Round 6 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
- Lost to Pieter Bruegel in the Elite Eight round.
1836 - 1910
American
...this great painter of the American scene did not lose the edge when it came to the probity and drama of his art.... In works such as Fox Hunt (1893) and Right and Left (1909), Homer dealt with profound issues of existence, while in his paintings of the pounding surf of the Maine coast he brought nature to center stage.
- Smithsonian
- Beat the great German expatriate Hans Holbein in an unusually high-octane Round 1 match.
- Lost to Dutch master Pieter De Hooch by a single vote in Round 2. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
- Crushed André Beauneveu in the Left Bracket Second Round.
- Decisively beat Katsushika Hokusai in Left Bracket Second Round Elimination.
- Crushed Ferdinand Hodler in the Left Bracket Third Round by another two-vote swing.
- Beat Pieter De Hooch with a dramatic grudge match reversal in Left Bracket Third Round Elimination.
- Defeated Frida Kahlo in the Left Bracket Fourth Round.
- Beat the unbeatable Adolphe William Bouguereau in Left Bracket Fourth Round Elimination.
- Held off Peter Severin Krøyer's comeback attempt in the Left Bracket Fifth Round.
- Beat Frederick Church in Fifth Round Elimination.
- Defeated Thomas Eakins in the Left Bracket Sixth Round.
- Beat Artimesia Gentileschi in Sixth Round Elimination.
13 comments:
Now this one's a tough one. I like both of these artists better than I like either of the ones on the right of the bracket from last week. I'll swing Degas.
Homer
Degas
Wow, I feel very conflicted. Love them both and similar in more ways than not. I guess that even though I like the implied stories of Homer a little more, Degas' craftsmanship stands out to me just a bit more: the unique perspectives and just them being more impressiony. So I'll vote Degas (but am kind of rooting for Homer).
After Caillebotte v. Varo, this is relatively easy: Degas.
Degas.
Susan votes for Homer.
...and Keiko votes for Homer on FB.
I never can resist a Facebook tag, and despite being a bit of a Degas fanboy am pleasantly surprising myself by voting for Homer.
Also in the quorum call, we've got... let's see... Rebecca for Homer and Ann and Jen P (T) for Degas.
Oh, and ME! Homer, easy.
Homer
Las Degas
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