The Ladder of Art -- Week #78

Cast votes for up to four of these seven artists by Saturday, July 18.  For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.

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Last Week's Results

1. Christo: 5
1. Gozzolli: 5

3. Cragg: 4
4. Valloton: 3
4. Bonnard: 3
4. Duccio: 3

7. Hartung: 0

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This Week's Contest

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François Clouet
c.1522 - 1572
French

Tournament Record: Placed 317th. Beat Clemente, lost to Cornell, beat, Claude Lorraine, and lost to Claesz. 22 votes for, 30 against (.423).

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Thomas Gainsborough
1727 - 1788
English

Tournament Record: Placed 318th. Beat Taddeo Gaddi, tied with Gauguin, lost to Daumier and Delaunay. 22 votes for, 30 against (.423).

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Duccio
1255 - c.1319
Siennese

Tournament Record: Placed 319th. Defeated by Dubuffet and van Dyke. 11 votes for, 15 against (.423).

• Tied for Fourth, Week #77.

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Pierre Bonnard
1867 - 1947
French

Tournament Record: Tied for 322nd. Tied with Bonington, lost to Banksy, beat Kitaj, and lost to Klimt. 21 votes for, 29 against (.420).

• Tied for 2nd, Week #76.
• Tied for 4th, Week #77.

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Félix Vallotton
1865 - 1925
French

Tournament Record: Tied for 328th. Defeated Utrillo and Utamaro, lost to Vermeer and Toulouse-Lautrec. 28 votes for, 20 against (.417).

• Placed Second, Week #74. 
• Tied for First, Week #75. 
• Tied for Fourth, Week #77.

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Tony Cragg
born 1949
English

Tournament Record: Placed 334th. Tied with Cozens, Lost to Andy Goldsworthy, Lambasted Lucas van Leyden, lost to Mabuse. 22 votes for, 31 against (.415).

• Tied for First in Week #72.
• Tied for Third, Week #74.
• Placed Third, Week #75.
• Placed Fourth, Week #76.
• Placed Third, Week #77.
  

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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. 
• First Place, Week #70. 
• Tied for First in Week #72. 
• Placed First, Week #74. 
• Place First, Week #76. 

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