Cast your votes for up to four of these seven artists by Friday June 14. For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.
We say farewell to longtime Ladder-climber Edward Wadsworth this week, whose 14 appearances hoisted him a whopping 45 rungs up the artistic pecking order. And, we'll say hello to Mengs, Gertler, and Bellmer, who will be hoping to do the same!
Last Week's Results
This Week's Contest
Anton Raphael Mengs
1728 - 1779
German; worked internationally
Tournament Record: Tied for 435th. Lost to Hans Memling and Roberto Matta. 7 votes for, 16 votes against (.304).
Mark Gertler
1891 - 1939
British
Tournament Record: Tied for 435th. Lost to Théodore Géricault and Gentile da Fabriano. 7 votes for, 16 votes against (.304).
Hans Bellmer
1902 - 1975
Polish; worked in France
Tournament Record: Tied for 435th. Lost to Giovanni Bellini and Bernardo Bellotto. 7 votes for, 16 votes against (.304).
Jean-François de Troy
1679 - 1752
French
Tournament Record: Placed 438th, actually. Beaten by Toulouse-Lautrec, defeated Cy Twombly, and Lost to Titian. 12 votes for, 28 votes against (.300).
- Tied for Fourth, Week #27.
Canaletto
1697 - 1768
Italian (Venetian); also worked in England
Tournament Record: Placed 448th, actually. Beat Robert Campin, then lost to Caravaggio and Alexander Calder. 7 votes for, 17 votes against (.292).
- Placed First in Week #24.
- Placed First again in Week #26.
Willem Kalf
1622 - 1693
Dutch
Tournament Record: Tied for 454th. Lost to Wassily Kandinsky and Richard Parkes Bonington. 7 votes for, 18 votes against (.280).
- Tied for First in Week #22.
- Placed Second in Week #24.
- Tied for Third in Week #25.
- Placed Fourth in Week #26
- Placed Third in Week #27.
Bernardino Luini
c. 1481 - 1532
Milanese
Tournament Record: Tied for 461st. Lost to Mabuse, AKA Jan Gossaert, and to Aristide Maillol. 6 votes for, 17 votes against (.261).
- Tied for First in Week #19.
- Tied for Third in Week #21.
- Placed Third in Week #22.
- Tied for Fourth in Week #23.
- Placed Fourth in Week #24.
- Tied for First in Week #25
- Tied for Fourth in Week #27.
Cast up to four votes in the comments by Friday morning!
8 comments:
Gertler! Canaletto! Kalf!
De Troy, Canaletto.
Hmmm... I'll go with Mengs, Kalf, Luini.
The Bellmer dolls are back! I can't quite believe he's this high. Probably won't be for long...
My votes go to Luini, Mengs (that portrait of Matthew Broderick is one of my favorites), Canaletto, and de Troy.
Ha! Gertler's Wikipedia page has a fabulous character sketch by Virginia Woolf. I'll go with Mengs, Canaletto, Kalf, and Luini.
Gertler, Kalf, Canaletto, and de Troy
Susan says: LADDER VOTES -- Gertler, Canaletto, Kalf & Luini.
Friday night text from Nora says: Gertler, Kalf, and Canaletto.
Post a Comment