Tuesday, January 29, 2013

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round 2: Degas v. Delacroix!

Edgar Degas
1834 - 1917
French

Whupped it up on sculptor Richard Deacon in Round 1




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Eugène Delacroix
1798 - 1863
French

Defeated Robert Delaunay by a two-vote swing in Round 1. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!




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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.

13 comments:

Christine M. said...

Degas

Elizabeth said...

Degas, though I also really like the third Delacroix.

lamanyana said...

I like Delacroix enough but he's no Degas.

Morgan said...

I am liking Delacroix better than the more famous guy in this matchup!

margaret said...

I always have a soft spot for Degas. So sweet, and I love the dancin'.

mrs.5000 said...

I like the third Delacroix portrait a lot also (orphan girl! at the cemetery! OK, I like it nevertheless), but all the swirly triumphant history scenes leave me pretty cold. I do really like Degas. Despite the sweetness and the dancing! I like the boldness of the compositions, the oddly-cropped wide-angle scenes and the awkward grace of the poses. Not to mention the colors, and the range of media. He's got my vote!

pfly said...

Sign me up for Degas too. Even in a dimly lit room (to protect the pastels?) I was rather blown away with some of his stuff at the Met in NYC.

Jenners said...

I'm going to buck the norm and go for Delacroix

Chuckdaddy said...

Degas

Michael5000 said...

Email vote: "Degas over Delacroix"

Michael5000 said...

Degas lived in New Orleans for a while, did you know that? And apparently in his old age he became a hateful anti-Semite. Sumbitch could paint, though. I'll pick him over Delacroix, though the Orpahn Girl is still my individual pick of the paintings.

Candida said...

Degas.

Michael5000 said...

Delacroix didn't have too much trouble with Delaunay, but he met his match in Degas, who stomped him to the tune of 10-2. Degas will be spending some time in the green room after this victory; Delacroix will try to get back in the game by taking on the winner of G. David/Davis in a few months.