Cast votes for up to four of these seven artists by Friday May 1. For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.
Last Week's Results in which the perils of a small and divided voter pool are lain bare, and where not one but two artists survive negative votes to end up in first place all the same.
1. Chase: 4
1. Mondrian: 4
1. Ribera: 4
4. Oudry: 3
4. Ensor: 3
4. van Goyen: 3
7. de Kooning: -1
This Week's Contest
Henri Fantin-Latour
1836 - 1904
French
Tournament Record: Placed 338th. Skunked by Fabritius, beat Fautrier and Fontana, and lost a rematch with Fabritius. 18 votes for, 26 against (.409).
Francesco Guardi
1712 - 1780
Venetian
Tournament Record: Placed 339th. Defeated Guercino, and Grosz; Lost to Grimshaw and Hammershoi. 20 votes for, 29 against (.408).
Sir Anthony Van Dyck
1599 - 1641
Dutch; worked in Britain
Tournament Record: Placed 340th. Crushed by Albrecht Dürer, beat Duccio, Tied with Van Dongen, lost to Böcklin. 20 votes for, 29 against (.408).
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.
- In the Great 2nd-Place Scrum of Week #65.
- In the Great 2nd-Place Scrum of Week #66.
- Tied for 3rd Place, Week #67.
- Tied for 4th Place, Week #68.
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.
- In the Great 2nd-Place Scrum of Week #65.
- In the Great 2nd-Place Scrum of Week #66.
- Tied for Third Place, Week #67.
- Tied for Fourth Place, Week #68.
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.
- In the Great 2nd-Place Scrum of Week #65.
- Placed First in Week #66.
- Tied for Fourth Place, Week #68.
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 - #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, #62, and #64.
- In the Great 2nd-Place Scrum of Week #66.
- Placed First, Week #67.
Cast up to four votes in the comments by Saturday morning!
