Cast votes for up to four of these seven artists by Saturday, August 1. For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.
Last Week's Results
1. Cragg: 4
1. Gozzoli: 4
3. Christo: 3
4. Bonnard: 2
4. Duccio: 2
6. Boyd: 1
7. Bouts: -1
This Week's Contest
Roberto Sebastian Echaurren Matta
1911 - 2002
Chile
Tournament Record: Placed 312th. Lost to Matisse, defeated Mengs and de Heem, tied with Laurencin, lost to Renoir. 28 votes for, 38 against (.424).
Georges Rouault
1871 - 1958
French
Tournament Record: Tied for 313th. Beat Rothko, lost to Rossetti and Théodore Rousseau. 14 votes for, 19 against (.424).
Hans Hofmann
1880 - 1966
German; worked internationally
Tournament Record: Tied for 313th. Beaten Hodler, beat Hodgkin and Hicks. 14 votes for, 19 against (.424).
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.
- Placed Fourth, Week #78.
- Tied for Fouth, Week #79.
Javacheff Christo
born 1935
Bulgarian; works in the United States
Tournament Record: Tied for 320th. Defeated by De Chirico, beat Chase, lost to Chagall. 16 votes for, 21 against (.421).
- Tied for Second, Week #76.
- Tied for First, Week #77.
- Placed Third, Week #79.
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.
- Placed 3rd, Week #78.
- Tied for 4th, Week #79.
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.
- Placed First, Week #76.
- Placed First, Week #78.
Cast up to four votes in the comments by Saturday morning!
Matta, Rouault (that's a lot of vowels), Chase, and negative Christo
ReplyDeleteGive me Chase. How's that kid read sitting in a chair with the book on the ground? That makes my old eyes hurt. My eyes are going to hell out of nowhere. I don't want to be like my dad bringing the reading glasses to the restaurant to read the menu!!!!!!!!! Anyway, sorry. I'll vote for Chase.
ReplyDeleteMatta, Rouault, and Chase for sure. And a vote against Hoffman, even if he is an easy target.
ReplyDeleteBonnard and Chase
ReplyDeleteMatta, Chase, and Bonnard. Vote against Hoffman.
ReplyDeleteChristo, Chase.
ReplyDeleteFor Matta and against Hoffman seems a little inconsistent, but hey, I don't judge. Except I judge the art of course, that's why we're here after all. I like Matta and Hoffman, Christo and, yeah, I have a hard time resisting Chase when these two pictures are on view.
ReplyDeleteAnd here's Susan, who may not end up happy with the polling so far: What a relief to get to Duccio after the first three.
ReplyDeleteVOTES -- Duccio, Christo, Bonnard & Chase.
Well, I'm going to vote for Christo, and stop there.
ReplyDelete