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Saturday, October 12, 2019

The Ladder of Art -- Week #43


Cast your votes for up to four of these seven artists by Friday October 18.  For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.





Last Week's Results

1. Canaletto: 6
1. Lam: 6
3. Daubigny: 5
4. Judd:
4
4. Poliakoff: 4
6. Gentile da Fabriano: 3
7. Sickert: 1



This Week's Contest



Jeff Koons
born 1955
American

Tournament Record: Placed 395th. Beat Willem de Kooning before losing to Krøyer and Raoul Hausmann. 13 votes for, 25 votes against (.342).






Pierre Soulages
Born 1919
French

Tournament Record: Placed 396th. Lost to Sodoma; beat Snyders, then lost to Spilliaert. 11 votes for, 20 votes against (.355).






Richard Hamilton
1922 - 2011
British

Tournament Record: Placed 397th. Lost to Wilhelm Hammershoi, beat Philip Guston, lost to Barbara Hepworth. 12 votes for, 22 votes against (.353).





Serge Poliakoff
1906 - 1969
Russian; worked in France

Tournament Record: Tied for 399th. Lost to Sigmar Polke and Antonio del Pollaiolo. 7 votes for, 13 votes against (.350).
  • Tied for Fourth in Week #42.





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. 
  • Placed Fourth, Week #41. 
  • Tied for Fourth, Week #42.





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. 
  • Placed First in Week #41.





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 all of the even-numbered Ladder Weeks #2 - #20.
  • Tied for First, Week #22. 
  • Placed Third in Week #24. 
  • Tied for First, Week #25.
  • Tied for First, Week #27. 
  • Tied for Second, Weeks #29 - #32. 
  • Tied for Second, Week #33.
  • Tied for Second again in Week #34. 
  • Tied for First, Week #35.
  • Tied for Second, Weeks #37 - #40. 
  • Placed Second, Week #41. 
  • Placed Third in Week #42.





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

11 comments:

  1. Koons, Judd, Chase, and Daubigny

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  2. Koons, Hamilton, Chase, and Daubigny

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  3. Not liking the new guys this week, so let's bring out the knives! Daubigny and Chase will get my positive votes, and Koons and Juss will get negatives.

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  4. Poliakoff, Judd, Chase, Daubigny

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  5. Òne for Daubigny and Hamilton. One against Soulages.
    And although I feel dirty for saying it, one point for Koons.

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  6. Yep, Chase and Daubigny are looking good in this crowd, but I still like Poliakoff also.

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  7. Koons, Judd, Chase, Daubigny.

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  8. Susan says "Judd, Chase & Daubigny.
    I actually liked the Jeff Koons "Puppy" the summer it was at Rockefeller Center. But I have a close friend, an artist/craftsperson, who loathes Koons to such an extent that I can't vote for him! "

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  9. Michael5000 says Chase & Poliakoff, quixotically in favor of Soulages, and perfunctorily against Koons.

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  10. Johan Gottlieb Gahn8:28 PM, October 17, 2019

    I don't have time to vote in this art tournament, I'm too busy building the foundations of an industrial economy in northern Europe.

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