Thursday, May 15, 2014

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round 3 Tiebreak: Caillebotte v. Corot!

Gustave Caillebotte
1848 - 1894
French
  • Defeated mobile pioneer Alexander Calder in Round 1.
  • Held out against Edward Burra in Round 2.
  • Fought to a draw with Caravaggio in Round 3.







Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
1796 - 1875
French
  • Beat 16th Century Italian Correggio in Round 1.
  • Surprised Gustave Courbet in Round 2.
  • Fought to a tie with Salvador Dali, believe it or not, in Round 3.







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.

14 comments:

Morgan said...

Caillebotte, but I like Corot as well.

Candida said...

What he said.

Ben said...

Caillebotte

Elizabeth said...

I like Corot, but I *love* these works by Caillebotte.

Paris!

Chuckdaddy said...

I'm so pleased to be the fifth person to vote for Caillebotte

Christine M. said...

Caillebotte

lamanyana said...

Caillebotte

mrs.5000 said...

Hats off to both. But Caillebotte's tightly composed urban vignettes trump Corot's meticulously distant rural idylls.

Michael5000 said...

Here's a vote-by-email for Caillebotte.

DrSchnell said...

Caillebotte

pfly said...

Here I agree with mrs.5000's succinctly well phrased assessment. Caillebotte.

Nichim said...

Caillebotte is awesome. I wonder if Corot's pictures were less dull when they were new?

Michael5000 said...

Caillebotte is awesome. I'm voting for Corot and meticulously distant rural idylls.

Michael5000 said...

After two artists have slogged their way through to the Third Round and tied there, you don't really expect a blowout to come next -- and yet, here's Caillebotte putting the hurt on Corot with a 12-1 margin. It kind of makes you wonder how Caravaggio, who tied with Caillebotte, is handling Cali, who tied with Corot!