The Ladder of Art -- Week #104 ("London")

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Last Week's Results

1. Kiefer: 6
1. Chase: 6

3. H. Rousseau: 5
3. Ter Borch: 5

5. Cuyp: 3
5. Corot: 3
7. Poussin: 1

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This Week's Contest

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Alfred Wallis
1855 - 1942
British

Tournament Record: Tied for 251st. Lost to Warhol, beat Wadsworth, lost to Vlaminck. 14 votes for, 16 against (.467).

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Jan Siberechts
1627 - 1703
Dutch; worked in Britain

Tournament Record: Tied for 251st. Beat Sickert, lost to Sheeler and Severini. 14 votes for, 16 against (.467).

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Pieter De Hooch
1629 - 1684
Dutch

Tournament Record: Tied for 253rd. Beat van Honthorst and Homer (who recovered to place 7th!), lost to Varo, beat Hobbema, lost a rematch to Homer. 32 votes for, 37 against (.455).

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Sir Edward Burne-Jones
1833 - 1898
British

Tournament Record: Placed 254th. Lost to Buren and Jan Bruegel the Elder. 13 votes for, 15 against (.464). Highest ranked 0-2 artist.

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Henri Rousseau
1844 - 1910
French

Tournament Record: Tied for 255th. Beat Roubiliac, tied with Rubens, beat Sisley and Rossetti, lost to Sargent and Rivera. 32 votes for, 37 against (.464).

• Tied for Third in Week #103.
  

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Gerard Ter Borch
1617 - 1681
Dutch

Tournament Record: Tied for 257th. Lost to Teniers, tied with Tanguy, beat Nolde, lost to Terbrugghen. 19 votes for, 22 against (.463).

• Tied for Third, Week #103.
  

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Ferdinand Hodler
1853 - 1918
Swiss

Tournament Record: Placed 275th. Defeated Hans Hofmann, tied with Hockney, beat Goya, Lost to Hiroshige and Homer. 28 votes for, 34 against (.452).

• Placed First, Week #94.
  
• Placed First, Week #96. 
• Placed First, Week #98.
• Tied for First, Week #100.
• Placed First, Week #102.
  

 

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The Ladder of Art -- Big Week #103

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Last Week's Results

1. Hodler: 7

2. Cuyp: 6
3. Kiefer: 4
3. Corot: 4

5. Utrillo: 3
6. Lorenzo Monaco: 1
7. Rothko: 0

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This Week's Contest

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Henri Rousseau
1844 - 1910
French

Tournament Record: Tied for 255th. Tied with Rubens, beat Sisley and Rossetti, lost to Sargent and Rivera. 32 votes for, 37 against (.455).

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Nicolas Poussin
1594 - 1665
French; worked in Italy

Tournament Record: Tied for 256th. Beat Powers and Popova, lost to Prod'hon and Redon. 19 votes for, 22 against (.463).

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Gerard Ter Borch
1617 - 1681
Dutch

Tournament Record: Tied for 257th. Lost to Teniers, tied with Tanguy, beat Nolde, lost to Terbrugghen. 19 votes for, 22 against (.463).

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Anselm Kiefer
Born 1945
German

Tournament Record: Tied for 258th. Beat Kelly, lost to Kapoor, beat Bonington, lost to Cartier-Bresson. 23 votes for, 27 against (.460).

• Tied for Third, Week #102. 
  

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Aelbert Cuyp

1620 - 1691
Dutch

Tournament Record: Tied for 260th. Lost to Cranach the Elder, beat Daubigny, lost to Courbet. 17 votes for, 20 against (.459).

• Placed Second, Week #101.
• Placed Second, Week #102. 
  

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Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
1796 - 1875
French

Tournament Record: Placed 288th. Beat Correggio and Courbet, tied with Dali, lost to Caillebotte and Carrà. 29 votes for, 36 against (.446).

• Placed First, Week #90.
• Placed Second, Week #92.
• Tied for First, Week #93.
• Tied for Fourth, Week #95.
• Placed Second, Week #96
• Tied for Fourth, Week #97.
• Placed Second, Week #98.
• Tied for Fourth, Week #99.
• Tied for First, Week #100.
• Tied for Third, Week #102.
  

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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, Weeks #74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84 & 86.
• Tied for Second, Week #88.
• Placed First, Week #89.
• Placed First, Week #91.
• Tied for First, Week #93.
• Placed First, Weeks #95, 97, 99, 101.

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