The Ladder of Art -- Week #41

Cast your votes for up to four of these seven artists by Saturday September 28.  For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.

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Week #40 saw three newcomers all survive, while two veterans fell off the Ladder -- the first time that's happened, if memory serves.  Let's see if this week's newbs, both gentlemen of the 20th century, have the same good fortune!

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Last Week's Results

1. Canaletto: 7

2. Daubigny: 5
2. Judd: 5
4. Della Quercia: 3
4. Amigoni: 3

6. Kitaj: 2
6. Ivanov: 2

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This Week's Contest

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Robert Motherwell
1915 - 1991
American

Tournament Record: Tied for 401st. Lost to the Master of Moulins and Arthur Dove. 8 votes for, 15 votes against (.348).

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Wilfredo Lam
1902 - 1982
Cuban; worked in France

Tournament Record: Tied for 401st. Lost to Frantisek Kupka and Thomas Cole. 8 votes for, 15 votes against (.348).

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Jacopo Amigoni
1685-1752
Spanish

Tournament Record: Placed 403rd. Lost to Carl Andre and Alma-Tadema. 9 votes for, 17 votes against (.346).

• Tied for Fourth, Week #40

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Jacopo Della Quercia
1374 - 1438
Siennese

Tournament Record: Placed 404th. Lost to Sir Henry Raeburn, beat Francesco Primaticcio, and lost to Ljubov Popova. 10 votes for, 19 votes against (.345).

• Tied for Fourth, Week #40

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Donald Judd
1928 - 1994
American

Tournament Record: Tied for 405th. Lost to Frida Kahlo, beat Allen Jones, and lost to Gwen John. 13 votes for, 25 votes against (.342).

• Tied for Second, Week #40.

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William Merritt Chase
1849 - 1916
American

Tournament Record: Tied for 439th. Beaten by Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin and Christo. 6 votes for, 14 votes against (.300).

• Placed Second, Week #26.
• Tied for First, Week #27.
• Placed First, Week #29.
• Placed First, Week #31.
• Tied for Second, Week #33. 
• Tied for Second again, Week #34. 
• Tied for First, Week #35. 
• Placed First in Week #37. 
• Placed First in Week #39.

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Charles-François Daubigny
1817 - 1878
French

Tournament Record: Placed 505th.  Lost to Salvador Dali and Aelbert Cuyp. 4 votes for, 26 votes against (.133).

• Finished First in Ladder Week #2.
• Finished First again in Week #4.
• ...and again in Week #6.
• ...and in Week #8.
• ...and in Week #10. 
• ...and in Week #12. 
• ...and in Week #14. 
• ...and in Week #16.
• ...and in Week #18. 
• ...and in Week #20. 
• Tied for First, Week #22. 
• Placed Third in Week #24. 
• Tied for First, Week #25.
• Tied for First, Week #27. 
• Tied for Second, Week #29. 
• Placed Second, Week #30. 
• Placed Second again, Week #31.
• And again, Week #32. 
• Tied for Second, Week #33.
• Tied for Second again in Week #34. 
• Tied for First, Week #35.
• Tied for Second, Week #37. 
• Tied for Second again in Week #38.
• And again, Week #39. 
• And again, Week #40.

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Cast up to four votes in the comments by Saturday morning!