The Ladder of Art -- Week #70

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

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Last Week's Results

1. Guardi: 7

2. Daubigney: 6
3. Oudry: 4
3. Ensor: 4
3. Fantin-Latour: 4

6. Van Dyck: 3
6. Van Goyen: 3

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This Week's Contest

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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).

• Tied for Third Place in Week #69.

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José de Ribera
1591 – 1652
Spanish; worked in Italy

Tournament Record: Beat Richter, lost to Rivera and Reni. 13 votes for, 19 against (.406).

• Tied for First in Week #68

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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. 
• 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. 
• Tied for Third Place, Week #69.

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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.
• In the Great 2nd-Place Scrum of Week #65.
• Placed First in Week #66. 
• Tied for Fourth Place, Week #68. 
• Tied for Third Place, Week #69. 

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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. 
• In the Great 2nd-Place Scrum of Week #65.
• In the Great 2nd-Place Scrum of Week #66. 
• Tied for Third, Week #67.
• Tied for First Place in Week #68. 

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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.
• Placed First in Week #65. 
• Placed Second in Week #67. 
• Tied for First in Week #68. 

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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 - #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. 
• Placed Second in Week #69. 

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