The Ladder of Art -- Week #65

Cast your votes for up to four of these seven artists by Friday April 3.  For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.

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Last Week's Results

1. Daubigny: 7

2. Van Goyen: 6
3. Ensor: 5
3. Oudry: 5
3. Boudin: 5

6. Holbein: 4
7. Moore: 0

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This Week's Contest

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Theo Van Doesburg
1883 - 1931
Dutch

Tournament Record: Placed 345th. Tied with Dobson, lost to Haeckel, beat Marin, Martini, and Martin, and lost to Manet.  29 votes for, 43 against (.403). Lowest ranked artist to win three times.

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Jan van Goyen
1598 - 1656
Dutch

Tournament Record: Placed 346th.  Lost to Francisco Goya, beat Benozzo Gozzoli, and lost to Natalia Gontcharova.  14 votes for, 21 against (.400).

• Placed 2nd in Week #64.

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James Ensor
1860 - 1949
Belgium's famous painter

Tournament Record: Tied for 347th. Beat Sir Jacob Epstein; lost to Thomas Eakins and Max Ernst. 14 votes for, 21 against (.400).

• Tied for Third in Week #64.

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Jean Baptiste Oudry
1686 - 1755
French

Tournament Record: Tied for 347th. Finished First in Phase 1, Flight 9 and in Phase 2, Flight 6 of the Play-In Tournament. Beat Gerrard Dou; Lost to Metsu and Millet. 14 votes for, 21 against (.400). Lowest-performing artist from the play-in tournament.

• Tied for Third in Week #64.

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Piet Mondrian
1872 - 1944
Dutch

Tournament Record: Placed 351st. Tied with László Moholy-Nagy; lost to Sir William Orpen and Auguste Rodin. 14 votes for, 21 against (.400).

• Tied for First in Week #63.

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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.
• Tied for Fourth in Week #57. 
• Tied for Third in Week #58. 
• Placed Third in Week #59. 
• Tied for Second in Week #60.
• Placed Second in Week #61. 
• Placed Second in Week #62. 
• Placed Third in Week #63. 
• Tied for Third in Week #64. 

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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, Weeks #37, 39, & 41. 
• Tied for First in Week #43.
• Placed First, Weeks #45, 47, 49 & 51.
• Placed First again in Week #53.  He took his bye in Week #54, and then waited a few weeks for the Ladder to catch back up to him.
• Placed First in Week #57. 
• Tied for First in Week #59. 
• Placed First in Week #61. 
• Tied for First in Week #63.

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

The Ladder of Art -- Week #64

Cast your votes for up to four of these seven artists by Friday March 27.  For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.

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Last Week's Results

1. Mondrian: 5
1. Chase: 5

3. Holbein: 4
4. Boudin: 3

5. Kirchner: 2
5. Riley: 2
7. Polke: -1

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This Week's Contest

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Jan van Goyen
1598 - 1656
Dutch

Tournament Record: Placed 346th.  Lost to Francisco Goya, beat Benozzo Gozzoli, and lost to Natalia Gontcharova.  14 votes for, 21 against (.400).

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James Ensor
1860 - 1949
Belgium's famous painter

Tournament Record: Tied for 347th. Beat Sir Jacob Epstein; lost to Thomas Eakins and Max Ernst. 14 votes for, 21 against (.400).

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Henry Moore
1898 - 1986
British

Tournament Record: Tied for 347th. Lost to Monet, beat Sir Thomas Lawrence, lost to Berthe Morisot. 14 votes for, 21 against (.400).

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Jean Baptiste Oudry
1686 - 1755
French

Tournament Record: Tied for 347th. Finished First in Phase 1, Flight 9 and in Phase 2, Flight 6 of the Play-In Tournament. Beat Gerrard Dou; Lost to Metsu and Millet. 14 votes for, 21 against (.400). Lowest-performing artist from the play-in tournament.

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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.
• Tied for Fourth in Week #57. 
• Tied for Third in Week #58. 
• Placed Third in Week #59. 
• Tied for Second in Week #60.
• Placed Second in Week #61. 
• Placed Second in Week #62. 
• Placed Third in Week #63. 

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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. 
• Tied for Second, Week #49. 
• Tied for First, Week #50. 
• Tied for First, Week #52.
• Tied for Second in Week #54.
• Had a week off during Week #55.
• Tied for First in Week #56.
• Tied for Third in Week #58.
• Tied for First in Week #59. 
• Tied for Third in Week #61. 
• Placed Third in Week #62. 
• Placed Second in Week #63.

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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. 
• Placed Second, Week #45. 
• Placed First, Week #46. 
• Tied for First in Weeks #48, #50, and #52.
• Placed First, Week #54.
• Took two weeks off while the Ladder got sorted out, then took a bye in Week #57.
• Placed First in Weeks #58, #60, and #62.

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

The Ladder of Art -- Week #63

Cast your votes for up to four of these seven artists by Friday March 20.  For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.

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Last Week's Results

1. Daubigny: 6

2. Boudin: 5
3. Holbein: 4
4. Kirchner: 3

5. Delvaux: 2
6. Kline: 1
7. Lanyon: -1

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This Week's Contest

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Sigmar Polke
1941 - 2010
German

Tournament Record: Placed 350th. Beat Poliakoff; lost to Pollock and Piper. 12 votes for, 18 against (.400).

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Piet Mondrian
1872 - 1944
Dutch

Tournament Record: Placed 351st. Tied with László Moholy-Nagy; lost to Sir William Orpen and Auguste Rodin. 14 votes for, 21 against (.400).

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Bridget Riley
Born 1931
British

Tournament Record: Placed 352nd. Tied with Jean-Paul Riopelle, lost to Paula Modersohn-Becker, beat Luca Signorelli, lost to Rubens. 17 votes for, 26 against (.395).

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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
1880 - 1938
German; worked in Switzerland

Tournament Record: Tied for 354th. Defeated R B Kitaj; lost to Banksy and Franz Kline. 16 votes for, 25 against (.390).

•  Placed Fourth in Week #63.

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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.
• Tied for Fourth in Week #57. 
• Tied for Third in Week #58. 
• Placed Third in Week #59. 
• Tied for Second in Week #60.
• Placed Second in Week #61. 
• Placed Second in Week #62. 

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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. 
• Tied for Second, Week #49. 
• Tied for First, Week #50. 
• Tied for First, Week #52.
• Tied for Second in Week #54.
• Had a week off during Week #55.
• Tied for First in Week #56.
• Tied for Third in Week #58.
• Tied for First in Week #59. 
• Tied for Third in Week #61. 
• Placed Third in Week #62. 

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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, Weeks #37, 39, & 41. 
• Tied for First in Week #43.
• Placed First, Weeks #45, 47, 49 & 51.
• Placed First again in Week #53.  He took his bye in Week #54, and then waited a few weeks for the Ladder to catch back up to him.
• Placed First in Week #57. 
• Tied for First in Week #59. 
• Placed First in Week #61.

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

The Ladder of Art -- Week #62

Cast your votes for up to four of these seven artists by Friday March 14.  For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.

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Last Week's Results

1. Chase: 8

2. Boudin: 7
3. Holbein: 5
3. Delvaux: 5

5. T. Rousseau: 4
5. Savery: 4
7. Parmiaginino: 1

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This Week's Contest

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Franz Kline
1910 - 1962
American

Tournament Record: Placed 353rd. Lost to Gustav Klimt, beat Yves Klein and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, lost to Klimt again. 2 votes for, 2 against (.392).

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Peter Lanyon
1918 - 1964
British

Tournament Record: Tied for 354th. Lost to Georges de La Tour, beat Nicolas Lancret, lost to Andres Amador. 16 votes for, 25 against (.390).

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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
1880 - 1938
German; worked in Switzerland

Tournament Record: Tied for 354th. Defeated R B Kitaj; lost to Banksy and Franz Kline. 16 votes for, 25 against (.390).

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Paul Delvaux
1897 - 1994
Belgian

Tournament Record: Tied for 356th. Beat Maurice Denis; lost to Richard Diebenkorn and Constantin Brancusi. 14 votes for, 22 against (.389).

• Tied for Second in Week #60.
• Tied for Third in Week #61.

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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.
• Tied for Fourth in Week #57. 
• Tied for Third in Week #58. 
• Placed Third in Week #59. 
• Tied for Second in Week #60.
• Placed Second in Week #61. 

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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. 
• Tied for Second, Week #49. 
• Tied for First, Week #50. 
• Tied for First, Week #52.
• Tied for Second in Week #54.
• Had a week off during Week #55.
• Tied for First in Week #56.
• Tied for Third in Week #58.
• Tied for First in Week #59. 
• Tied for Third in Week #61. 

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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. 
• Placed Second, Week #45. 
• Placed First, Week #46. 
• Tied for First, Week #48.
• Tied for First, Week #50.
• Tied for First, Week #52.
• Placed First, Week #54.
• Took two weeks off while the Ladder got sorted out, then took a bye in Week #57.
• Placed First in Week #58. 
• Place First in Week #60. 

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