The Ladder of Art -- Week #49

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There's no feeling on Earth, I've found, like taking your seat for a 40-hour train ride and noticing, right at that moment, that one's laptop computer went missing between your home and the station.  I can't really recommend it, though.

There wasn't much information on the machine that would be exciting for an identity thief or someone of that ilk, but boy was there a lot of material about arbitrary travel, alternative approaches to reading and physical fitness, and democratically-driven art criticism.  Since I have not traditionally been real big on backing up files, it wasn't clear until I got back from the trip if the Ladder of Art was still going to be viable.

Turns out, it is.   We had a tie among the regulars last time around, so there's four new guys this week.  At least one of them will survive!  Or who knows, maybe they all will!

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Cast your votes for up to four of these seven artists by Saturday December 8.  For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.

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Last Week's Results

1. Daubigny: 7
1. Perugino: 7

3. Holbein: 6
4. Canaletto: 5

5. Beauneveu: 4
6. Salviati: 2
7. Schnabel: 2

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This Week's Contest

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Jean Dubuffet
1901 - 1985
French

Tournament Record: Tied for 378th. Beat Duccio before falling to Dürer and Dossi. 14 votes for, 24 against (.368).

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Otto Dix
1891-1969
German

Tournament Record: Tied for 378th. Beat Jim Dine, then lost to Braque and Denis. 14 votes for, 24 against (.368).

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Bruce Nauman
born 1941
American

Tournament Record: Placed 380th. Lost to Barnett Newman and Isamu Noguchi. 7 votes for, 12 against (.368).

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Vittore Carpaccio
died 1526
Venetian

Tournament Record: Placed 381st. Beat Caro and Carrà, then lost to Cassatt and Canova. Lowest-ranked ladder artist with two wins in the main Tournament. 18 votes for, 31 against (.367).

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Hans Holbein
1497ish - 1543
German; worked in Britain

Tournament Record: Tied for 392nd. He, Hans, lost to Winslow Homer and Gerrit van Honthorst. 9 votes for, 16 votes against (.360).

• Tied for First in Week #44.  
• Tied for Second in Week #46.
• Placed Second in Week #47.
• Placed Third in Week #48.

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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. 
• Placed First in Week #41. 
• Tied for First in Week #43.
• Placed First in Week #45.
• Placed First in Week #47.

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Canaletto
1697 - 1768
Italian (Venetian); also worked in England

Tournament Record: Placed 448th. 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. 
• Placed First again in Week #28. 
• And again in Week #30. 
• And again in Week #32. 
• And again in Week #34.
• And again in Week #36. 
• And again in Week #38. 
• And again in Week #40. 
• Tied for First in Week #42. 
• Tied for First again in Week #44.
• Tied for Second in Week #46.
• Placed Fourth in Week #47. 
• Placed Fourth in Week #48.

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