Cast your votes for up to four of these seven artists by Friday January 10. For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.
Last Week's Results
1. Holbein: 5
1. Daubigny: 5
3. Boudin: 3
3. Canaletto: 3
5. Guercino: 2
5. Carpaccio: 2
5. Perugino: 2
This Week's Contest
Adriaen van Ostade
1610 - 1685
Dutch
Tournament Record: Placed 368th. Tied with Sir William Orpen and Frederic Leighton, beat Jean-Paul Riopelle, lost to Jan Steen and George Stubbs. Lowest-ranked artist with five appearances in the main tournament. 21 votes for, 35 against (.375).
John Robert Cozens
1752 - 1797
English
Tournament Record: Placed 369th. Tied with Tony Cragg, lost decisively to Thomas Hart Benton and Pietro Longhi. 15 votes for, 25 against (.375).
Masolino
1383 - c.1433
Florentine
Tournament Record: Tied for 370th. Lost to Quentin Massys and Marie Laurencin. 9 votes for, 15 against (.375).
Nicolas Lancret
1690 - 1743
French
Tournament Record: Tied for 370th. Lost to Sir Edwin Landseer and Peter Lanyon. 9 votes for, 15 against (.375).
Eugène Boudin
1824 - 1898
French
Tournament Record: Tied for 370th. Lost to François Boucher and Dieric Bouts. 9 votes for, 15 against (.375).
- Tied for second in Week #51.
- Tied for third in Week #52.
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.
- Placed First in Week #49.
- Placed First again in Week #51.
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.
- Tied for Second, Week #49.
- Tied for Third, Week #50.
- Tied for Second, Week #51.
- Tied for Third, Week #52.
Cast up to four votes in the comments by Saturday morning!
Canaletto, Chase, Boudin, and Cozens.
ReplyDeleteTough decisions! I feel like I can talk myself into any of them, but none are blowing me away. Argh.... I guess I'll go with the on-my-wall test, which lands me with Lancret, Chase, Boudin, and Cozens (who I kind of can't believe was from the 18th century). Cannaletto was close, but I could just replace his with a photograph.
ReplyDeleteCozens, Chase, Canaletto, and Lancret.
ReplyDeletevan Ostade, COZENS (great stuff!), Chase, Canaletto.
ReplyDeleteVan Ostade, Masolino, Lancret, Chase.
ReplyDeleteHmmm. I'll go with Cozens, Masolino, Chase, and Canaletto.
ReplyDeleteI'll go with Masolino, and let's see, Chase and Canaletto look pretty good in this pack. And one against Cozens, because I can't tell whether the votes for him are sincere or sarcastic.
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