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Saturday, May 1, 2021

The Ladder of Art -- Big Week #103



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


This Week's Contest


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).




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).




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).




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. 


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. 



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.




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.



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

8 comments:

  1. I'll go with Rousseau, Kiefer, ter Borch, and Cuyp.

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  2. Corot and Chase for sure, then also ter Boch and... Kiefer

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  3. Rousseau, Ter Borch, Chase.

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  4. Chase, Kiefer, Cuyp, and Corot.

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  5. Feels like kind of a weak collection as we cross the midway point. I'll go with Chase, Kiefer, and Rousseau. And I'll vote against Cuyp.

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  6. Chase, Corot, ter Borch, and Poussin.

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  7. Me? I'll vote the Yes, Dear ticket: Rousseau, Kiefer, ter Borch, and Cuyp.

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  8. Susan votes for Henri Rousseau, Anselm Kiefer, Adelbert Cuyp, Wm. Chase.

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