Cast votes for up to four of this week's slate of seven artists by Saturday, October 23. For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.
Last Week's Results
1. Hodler: 6
2. Kiefer: 5
3. Fragonard: 4
3. Bocklin: 4
5. Masaccio: 3
6. Bacon: 2
6. Laurencin: 2
This Week's Contest
Sir William Orpen
1878 - 1931
British
Tournament Record: Placed 241st. Tied with van Ostade, upset Mondrian, beat Rodchenko, lost to Rosa and Renoir. 28 votes for, 31 against (.475).
Arnold Böcklin
1827 - 1901
German; worked in Italy
Tournament Record: Placed 244th. Lost to Boccioni, tied with P. Blake, beat Broodthaers, tied with Buren, beat Van Dyck, lost to Jan Breugel. 37 votes for, 41 against (.474).
- Tied for Third in Week #108
Richard Parkes Bonington
1802 - 1828
English, worked in France
Tournament Record: Tied for 246th. Tied with Bonnard, Lost to Cartier-Bresson, beat Kalf, lost to Kiefer.
- Tied for First in Week #107
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
1732 - 1806
French
Tournament Record: Placed 250th. Beat Francis and Frankenthaler, lost to Friedrich, beat Hockey, lost to Gabi. 31 votes for, 35 against (.470).
- Tied for Third in Week #105
- Placed Fourth in Week #106
- Tied for Fourth, Week #107
- Tied for Fourth again, Week #108
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).
- Placed Second, Week #104
- Placed First, Week #105
- Tied for First, Week #107
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
- Tied for First, Week #103
- Tied for Third, Week #105
- Tied for Second, Week #106
- Tied for Fourth, Week #107
- Finally didn't tie, placing Second in Week #108
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).
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
- Tied for First, Week #103
- Placed Second, Week #105
- Tied for Second, Week #106
- Tied for First, Week #107
Cast up to four votes in the comments by Saturday morning!
9 comments:
This is an incredibly solid round! I could see myself voting for any of these. I think I like Böcklin, Bonington, and Kiefer the best.
This round was so hard! I had to make some choices!
Orpen: Orpen is most decently my favorite. It was so realistic that at first I thought it was a photo! The intricacy is so amazing and he uses the colors great. and again so realistic! I love the scene setting and its like you can feel what the characters are feeling. Orpen is AMAZING!!!
bocklin: Bocklin is my second vote. I love the use of shadow and light and he has great architecture and you really feel like you are there watching it all happen. I would love to know were he got all his ideas!
chase: My third vote is Chase. I love the colors he uses and hoe intricately he paints each one. I love his style. I feel like it brings you to another world.
hooch: Hooch is my last vote. I like the colors and the realism and it is so intricate. such amazing architecture! Great seeing the seen.
-Nora
Yeah, tough week. I like Orpen a lot. Bonningotn kind of ride that line between ahead-of-his time impressionism and cheesey, but he'll get me vote this week. Then Hooch and Chase (but just barely for once).
B.C. Bargeld-Emmereich says: Kiefer.
Who, me? De Hooch! Fragonard, Orpen, Chase.
Richard Parkes Bonington, Anselm Kiefer, William Merritt Chase.
Yes, everyone has merit this week! Maybe that's just how it's gonna be as we climb the ladder. My picks are Orpen, De Hooch, and Kiefer.
Susan says: "VOTES: Bocklin -- I love the second one -- those dark trees -- Bonington, Kiefer & Chase."
Orpen, Fragonard, De Hooch, Chase.
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