Cast votes for up to four of these seven artists by Friday May 22. For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.
Last Week's Results
1. Fantin-Latour: 6
2. Daubigney: 5
3. Mondrian: 4
4. Oudry: 3
4. Guardi: 3
6. Giambologna: 2
7. Fontana: 1
This Week's Contest
Fernando Botero
born 1932
Colombian; works in France
Tournament Record: Lost to Botticelli, beat Boudin, tied with Louise Bourgeois, lost to Bingham. 21 votes for, 30 against (.412).
Tony Cragg
born 1949
English
Tournament Record: Tied with Cozens, Lost to Andy Goldsworthy, Lambasted Lucas van Leyden, lost to Mabuse. 22 votes for, 31 against (.415).
Francesco Guardi
1712 - 1780
Venetian
Tournament Record: Placed 339th. Defeated Guercino, and Grosz; Lost to Grimshaw and Hammershoi. 20 votes for, 29 against (.408).
- Placed First in Week #69.
- Tied for Fourth, Week #71.
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.
- Tied for Second Place in Week #70.
- Tied for Fourth Place, Week #71.
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.
- Tied for Second Place in Week #70.
- Placed Third in Week #71.
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.
- First Place, Week #70.
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.
- Tied for Second Place in Week #70.
- Placed Second in Week #71
Cast up to four votes in the comments by Saturday morning!
8 comments:
I'm a real big fan of this new Chase, so I'll throw him a vote. Also, I'll go for Cragg, Guardi, and Mondrian.
Second consecutive week of "I'll go with what Morgan said."
Cragg
Guardi
Chase
Daubigny
Really struggling this week. They're all so good! I've already cast votes before for Chase, Daubigny, Mondrian, and Guardi. Botero is ridiculous, but he has a place in my heart. When I first looked at Cragg I wasn't a fan, but I do like his more abstract (? Or all they abstract) ones like...
https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2018/CKS/2018_CKS_15474_0154_000(tony_cragg_bent_of_mind).jpg
And for some reason haven't voted for Oudry yet, even though I love the ones you've posted. I guess I'm just bothered by his many pictures, which seem to me, like random animal on a farm without rhyme or reason.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/nQU6V_igUnt5_9f2CJFltvgpJjGxl72tDQbIkN4_kjEXrTPdk6Vp4O1rsaZRo2vntcCYyLrQogEws6vR5c2rg4z7jkqvU9YyNLKQzhuCV7AM-W8p8fQ
So what's an IAT voter to do? Well Guardi and Chase for sure. And Botero, just because. And for the last vote... Okay, when in doubt, would I rather a Mondrian, Oudry, Cragg (well that would be crazy), or Daubigny in my house? Honestly, one of those Oudrys.
Daubigny, Chase, Oudry, and Cragg
Cragg, Oudry, Mondrian, Chase
I've got a yay for Mondrian, and a nay for Botero. And everyone else is just fine, so I'll stop there.
Here's Susan: Botero (finally voting for a living artist -- as one of the commenters said, "Botero just Because"), Guardi, Chase (I too particularly like the new one -- it's just like the walls that separate Riverside Park from Riverside Drive) & Daubigny.
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