1849 - 1917
English
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Antoine Watteau
1684 - 1721
French
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Saturday, June 24, 2017
The Infinite Art Tournament, Round One: Waterhouse v. Watteau!
John William Waterhouse
1849 - 1917
English
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Antoine Watteau
1684 - 1721
French
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1849 - 1917
English
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Antoine Watteau
1684 - 1721
French
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Thursday, June 22, 2017
The Infinite Art Tournament, Round 3: Steen v. Sutherland!
Jan Steen
1626ish - 1679
Dutch
Defeated Frank Stella in Round 1 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
Won easily against Adriaen van Ostade in Round 2.
Graham Sutherland
1903 - 1980
British
Defeated George Stubbs in Round 1.
Won easily against Clyfford Still in Round 2.
Vote for the artist of your choice in the comments, or any other way that works for you. Commentary and links to additional work are welcome. Polls open for at least one month past posting.
1626ish - 1679
Dutch
Defeated Frank Stella in Round 1 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
Won easily against Adriaen van Ostade in Round 2.
Graham Sutherland
1903 - 1980
British
Defeated George Stubbs in Round 1.
Won easily against Clyfford Still in Round 2.
Vote for the artist of your choice in the comments, or any other way that works for you. Commentary and links to additional work are welcome. Polls open for at least one month past posting.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
The Infinite Art Tournament, Round Two: Toulouse-Lautrec v. Turner!
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
1864 - 1901
French
Crushed Jean-François de Troy in Round 1.
J.M.W. Turner
1775 - 1850
British
Crushed Cy Twombly in Round 1.
Vote for the artist of your choice in the comments, or any other way that works for you. Commentary and links to additional work are welcome. Polls open for at least one month past posting.
1864 - 1901
French
Crushed Jean-François de Troy in Round 1.
J.M.W. Turner
1775 - 1850
British
Crushed Cy Twombly in Round 1.
Vote for the artist of your choice in the comments, or any other way that works for you. Commentary and links to additional work are welcome. Polls open for at least one month past posting.
Saturday, June 17, 2017
The Infinite Art Tournament, Round One: Wallis v. Warhol!
Alfred Wallis
1855 - 1942
British
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Andy Warhol
1828 - 1987
American
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1855 - 1942
British
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Andy Warhol
1828 - 1987
American
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Thursday, June 15, 2017
The Semi-Finals: Filippino Lippi v. Goldsworthy!
"Semifinals" designates the Fourth to Seventh Rounds of the Infinite Art Tournament. This is a Left Bracket Fourth Round Match between Filippino Lippi (5-1, 47-22, .681) and Andy Goldsworthy (3-1-1, 48-21, .696). Leaving the Tournament as Lippi's fifth consecutive victim is Ansel Adams (3-2, 36-27, .571).
Filippino Lippi
1457 - 1504
Florentine
- Lost to his father in Round 1.
- Crushed fifteenth century German Stefan Lochner in First Round Elimination.
- Walloped on Jean-Étienne Liotard in the Left Bracket Second Round.
- Reversed his First Round loss with a stunning victory over his father in a Left Bracket Second Round Grudge Match.
- Beat the Limbourg Brothers in the Left Bracket Third Round by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
- Defeated Ansel Adams in Left Bracket Third Round Elimination.
Andy Goldsworthy
born 1956
British
- Finished First in Phase 1, Flight 12 of the Play-In Tournament, with a voting score of .923.
- Finished First in Phase 2, Flight 4, with a voting score of .500.
- Beat contemporary Tony Cragg decisively in Round 1.
- Walloped L.S. Lowry in Round 2.
- Defeated René Magritte in Round 3.
- Tied with Thomas Hart Benton in his first attempt at Round 4. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
- Lost to Paul Klee in a Round 4 single-vote tiebreak thriller. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
The Infinite Art Tournament, Round Two: Tissot v. Titian!
James Tissot
1836 - 1902
French
Beat Tintoretto in Round 1 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
Titian
1488ish - 1576
Venetian
Defeated Mark Tobey in Round 1.
Vote for the artist of your choice in the comments, or any other way that works for you. Commentary and links to additional work are welcome. Polls open for at least one month past posting.
1836 - 1902
French
Beat Tintoretto in Round 1 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
Titian
1488ish - 1576
Venetian
Defeated Mark Tobey in Round 1.
Vote for the artist of your choice in the comments, or any other way that works for you. Commentary and links to additional work are welcome. Polls open for at least one month past posting.
Saturday, June 10, 2017
The Infinite Art Tournament, Round One: Vuillard v. Wadsworth
Édouard Vuillard
1868 - 1940
French
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Edward Wadsworth
1889 - 1949
British
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1868 - 1940
French
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Edward Wadsworth
1889 - 1949
British
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