Thursday, October 11, 2012

The Infinite Art Tournament Left Bracket Second-Round Elimination: Avercamp v. Baldung!


Leaving us this week with records of 1-2 are two twentieth century Europeans: Balthus (18 cumulative votes for, 19 against) and Francis Bacon (17-19).  Bacon beat today's first contestant in Round One, but lost to our second contestant in Left Bracket Round Two.  Does that mean that Baldung will trump Avercamp?  Let's vote!



Hendrick Avercamp
1585-1634
Dutch






Hans Baldung
c. 1484 - 1545
German






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, but likely much longer.

15 comments:

Elizabeth said...

The codpiece and all the frowny faces swing my vote towards Baldung here.

pfly said...

I like both, but I think I will swing to Avercamp.

Christine M. said...

Hans Baldung

Nichim said...

Baldung! For some reason I really have it out for Avercamp.

lamanyana said...

I can't day I like either of them much, but I think I'll go with Baldung.

Chuckdaddy said...

This tournament has made me a big fan of Avercamp, master of the ice-skating crowd scene

mrs.5000 said...

Hmmm...the Avercamps are pretty, but I'm going with Baldung.

Morgan said...

Shifting artistic tastes have caused me to moderately dislike Baldung. I voted for him over Balla in the first round - something I probably wouldn't do now. That said, I really enjoy Avercamp, so he gets my vote.

Eric said...

Baldung

DrSchnell said...

Avercamp

Michael5000 said...

A vote-by-mail for Avercamp: "I still love the skaters.

Candida said...

Oh no! I still love Avercamp, but this Baldung guy... I think Avercamp might've met his match. That is, technically, you've made them a match-up, so I guess they've met....

Okay, I just googled Baldung, and he gets my vote.

Alison said...

Avercamp

Michael5000 said...

Uh oh, this could get ugly, but I haven't voted on this one and am fond enough of Avercamp that I need to.

Michael5000 said...

Erk, just as I feared. It's a 7-7 tie, and it's all my fault. I guess we'll be looking for another tie-breaker down the line.

Voting is closed in this pairing.