Saturday, August 2, 2014

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round FOUR: Grimshaw v. Hals!


It's the first weekend of an even-numbered month, and that means it's time for some Round Four excitement!  To start your August off right, we've got representatives of Britain's Victorian era and the old Dutch Republic going head to head in artistic splendor.  Enjoy!


Atkinson Grimshaw
1836 - 1893
English

  • Decisively beat 18th century French painter Jean-Baptiste Greuze in Round 1.
  • Advanced against Cubist Juan Gris in Round 2.
  • Stunned Venetian master Francesco Guardi in Round 3.







Frans Hals
1581 - 1666
Dutch

  • Outpaced American Philip Guston Round 1.
  • Edged out the great Dane Wilhelm Hammershoi in Round 2 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
  • Laid a beating on Childe Hassam, even though everybody LIKES Childe Hassam, 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. Fourth-round matches are open for at least three months after posting.

14 comments:

Elizabeth said...

Grimshaw. Hals' people make me chuckle, but then move on. I could look at the Grimshaw stuff for a long time.

Chuckdaddy said...

Keep it up, Grimshaw!

Christine M. said...

Hals

pfly said...

Gonna go against Hals and his lute playing Tyrion Lanaster. Grimshaw has the feels.

Morgan said...

Grimshaw is certainly one of my favorite "new" (to me) artists from this tournament. A vote for Grimshaw.

Alison said...

grimshaw

Ben said...

Yep. Grimshaw.

Michael5000 said...

Hals and humanity, all the way, baby!!!

Candida said...

Hals!

lamanyana said...

Grimshaw

mrs.5000 said...

Hals!

Michael5000 said...

Here's a postal vote for Grimshaw.

Nichim said...

Grimshaw and gloaming!

Michael5000 said...

And it's... Grimshaw! Grimshaw, 9 votes to 4. Grimshaw is an artist I would have predicted to go perhaps 1-2, but so far he's won four straight against much better known opponents. Art collectors: buy, obviously.