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Saturday, October 26, 2019

The Ladder of Art -- Week #45


Cast your votes for up to four of these seven artists by Friday November 2.  For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.




Last Week's Results

1. Canaletto: 6
1. Holbein: 6
3. Judd: 3
3. Lam: 3
3. Poliakoff: 3
6. Marini: 2
7. Jones: 0



This Week's Contest



Domenico Beccafumi
c.1486 - 1551
Italian

Tournament Record: Placed 391st. Tied with André Beauneveu, lost to Bouguereau and Jasper Johns. 13 votes for, 23 against (.361).






Benvenuto Cellini
1500 - 1571
Florentine

Tournament Record: Placed 390th. Beaten by Cézanne and Philippe de Champaigne. 8 votes for, 14 against (.364).





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.
  • Tied for Third in Week #43. 
  • Tied for Third in Week #44.





Wifredo 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).
  • Placed Third in Week #41. 
  • Tied for First in Week #42. 
  • Tied for Third in Week #44.





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.
  • Tied for Third, Week #43. 
  • Tied for Third, Week #44.







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. 
  • Tied for First in Week #43.





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. 
  • Tied for First, Week #43.






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

8 comments:

  1. New artists? Boo! Only artists we've seen before for me! Lam, Judd, Chase, Daubigny.

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  2. Beccafumi, Lam, Daubigny, and Chase.

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  3. Daubigny, Chase, Cellini, and Judd

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  4. If I had one to spare, I'd have time deciding who to vote against: Domenico "Giant of the Renaissance" Beccafumi, Serge Jigsaw" Poliakoff, or Donald "IKEA" Judd. But I really like the other 4, so I'll just vote for them (Daubigny, Chase, Lam, and Cellini).

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  5. I'll vote for Chase and Jigsaw Poliakoff. Cellini's Perseus is pretty good, but I really hate that salt-cellar a lot, so he won't be getting my vote. I run hot and cold on the Cuban Picasso, so we'll split the difference -- I won't vote for him, but I'll at long last correct the spelling of his name, which is apparently "Wifredo," no L.

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  6. Susan goes for Judd, Chase, Daubigny -- and Beccafumi

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  7. Chase, Beccafumi, and Poliakoff.

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