Vermeer beat Michelangelo, and Michelangelo beat Wyeth, so do we even need to play this round? OF COURSE WE DO!!! Vermeer and Wyeth, two of the last eight artists standing!
Jan Vermeer
Dutch
With Rembrandt and Frans Hals, Vermeer ranks among the most admired of all Dutch artists, but he was much less well known in his own day and remained relatively obscure until the end of the nineteenth century. The main reason for this is that he produced a small number of pictures, perhaps about forty-five (of which thirty-six are known today), primarily for a small circle of patrons in Delft.... His compositions are mostly invented and exhibit the most discriminating formal relationships, including those of color. In addition, Vermeer’s application of paint reveals extraordinary technical ability and time-consuming care.
- The Met's Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
- Beat Veronese easily in Round 1.
- Vanquished Maria Elena Vieira da Silva in Round 2.
- Trounced Félix Vallotton in Round 3.
- Beat Turner in Round 4 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
- Got past Jan Steen in Round 5.
- Beat Michaelangelo in Round 6.
- Lost to John Singer Sargent in Round 7.
- Outlasted Paul Klee in the Left Bracket Round 7.
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| Wyeth's "oblique self-portrait," Trodden Weed. |
1917 - 2009
American
Wyeth’s technical resources are remarkable. His work displays a strong linear quality, and within his limited palette—consisting mostly of earth tones—he achieves a subtly extensive range of colour. His paintings are precise and detailed, yet he moves them beyond photographic naturalism by imbuing them with a sense of subjective emotion. This work also exemplifies his use of unusual angles and his mastery of light.... Art historians have often characterized Wyeth’s work as sentimental and antithetical to the abstract trajectory of 20th-century art. In the face of such criticism, Wyeth’s work has always been popular.
- The Britannica
- Defeated Jack Butler Yeats in Round 1.
- Crushed fellow American Grant Wood in Round 2.
- Trounced Frederic Leighton in Round 3.
- Lost to Michelangelo by a single vote in Round 4. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
- Lambasted James Abbot McNeill Whistler in the Left Bracket Fourth Round.
- Defeated Velázquez in Left Bracket Fourth Round Elimination.
- Crushed Jan Steen in the Left Bracket Fifth Round.
- Beat J.M.W. Turner in Fifth Round Elimination.
- Trounced Charles Sheeler in the Left Bracket Sixth Round.
- Beat Rembrandt by a hair's breadth in Left Bracket Sixth Round Elimination. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
- Beat Monet in the Left Bracket Seventh Round!
13 comments:
Wyeth
Wyeth
Yeah- Wyeth
Wyeth on this one. Michelangelo > Wyeth was a wild fluke.
Vermeer! Not that Wyeth isn't awesome. But, Vermeer!
I like Wyeth, more than I thought I did. But Vermeer.
Susan votes for Vermeer
Vermeer for me, though neither of them are really giving me that special feeling this morning.
Mariah says "Wyeth" on FB.
...and Helen votes Vermeer!
Vermeer.
...and Jami votes Vermeer on FB.
Wow! Wyeth leaps out to a 4-0 lead, Vermeer comes back with four straight, then there's a bit of a scrum, and then it's Vermeer with 7 votes, and only 5 for Wyeth... which means Vermeer beats Michelangelo, and Michalangelo beats Wyeth, and: Vermeer beats Wyeth! The American ends his dazzling run through the late brackets with the sixth highest vote ratio of anyone, but the famous Dutch guy stays alive to take on... another famous Dutch guy!
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