Cast your votes for up to four of these seven artists by Saturday, February 8. For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.
It's another peculiar one, folks! With Cozens, Holbein, and Canaletto in a deadlock for first place, Masolino falling short, and Boucher and Carpaccio suddenly without a fan base, only Lancret (!) will advance from last week to this week. He's joined by the tied winners from two weeks ago, Boudin and Campin. Next up is veteran Chase, who's been waiting for the tournament to catch up with him. Then comes the perennial Daubigny, except that he earned a bye three weeks ago and can take it now. And with that, we're caught up! We can bring in three all-new, all fresh artists to the Ladder. Whoever wins through to Week #58, though, can look forward to facing a real blizzard of well-rested heavyweights coming back from a week off.
Last Week's Results
1. Cozens: 5
1. Holbein: 5
1. Canaletto: 5
4. Lancret: 3
5. Masolino: 2
6. Boucher: 1
6. Carpaccio: 1
This Week's Contest
Eugène Delacroix
1798 - 1863
French
Tournament Record: Tied for 364th. Defeated Robert Delaunay, lost to Degas and Gerard David. 14 votes for, 23 against (.378).
Harold Gilman
1878 - 1919
British
Tournament Record: Tied for 364th. Beat Gilbert and George,then lost to Giacometti Giulio Romano. 14 votes for, 23 against (.378).
Dame Elisabeth Frink
1930 - 1993
English
Tournament Record: Tied for 366th. Lost to Friedrich, beat Nicolas Froment and Helen Frankenthaler, lost to Naum Gabo. 18 votes for, 30 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).
- Tied for Fourth in Week #53.
- Placed Fifth in Week #54, landing briefly two rungs down at 372nd.
- Given a second chance by circumstances, placed Fourth in Week #56.
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.
- Incorrectly counted as tied for 6th in Week #53, so dropped five rungs to a tie for 375th. Should have tied for 4th.
- Given another shot, tied for First in Week #55.
Robert Campin
1375ish - 1444
Flemish
Tournament Record: Tied for 370th. Lost to Canaletto and Canova. 9 votes for, 15 against (.375).
- Placed Sixth in Week #51, so dropped ten rungs to 380th.
- Tied for First when brought back in for Week #55.
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.
- And again in Week #53. He took his bye in Week #54, and has since been waiting for the Ladder to catch back up to him.
Cast up to four votes in the comments by Saturday morning!
9 comments:
Boudin, Chase, Gilman, and Frink.
Lancret and Chase. Votes against Frink and Delacroix (why does her face look like a frog?)
I like 5: Boudin, Chase, Gilman, Campin,and Delacroix. I'll drop... Campin.
I like the same five as Chuck. I'll drop Delacroix.
Campin and Chase for me.
Delacroix, Campin, Chase.
Delacroix, Boudin, Chase, Gilman. I like Campin too, but I've got to drop someone. For the first time in a while, there's nobody that I'm even tempted to cast a negative vote for.
Delacroix, Campin, Chase, Lancret.
Susan says: "Week 57 VOTES -- Delacroix, Gilman, Campin, Chase."
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