Thursday, December 11, 2014

Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Round Three: Courbet v. Daumier!

There's never a dull moment in the Left Bracket Third Round! Today it's a battle of the 19th century French, with two pioneers of everyday life going head to head.  Both are 3-1-0 -- who will claim a fourth victory?



Gustave Courbet
1819 - 1877
French








Honoré Daumier
1808 - 1879
French
  • Beat Dutch master Gerard David easily in Round 1.
  • Tied the Classical Revolutionary Jacques-Louis David in Round 2.
  • Beat Thomas Gainsborough and his Blue Boy in Round 2 Tiebreak.
  • Lost badly to Degas in Round 3.




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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...

Daumier

Chuckdaddy said...

Courbet

Morgan said...

I really like both of these guys but I will end up leaning Daumier.

Ben said...

Being from Portland, I felt that I should vote for the beards, but I really prefer Daumier.

Elizabeth said...

Courbet. I really like the seascape, the one with all the sky.

DrSchnell said...

Courbet

mrs.5000 said...

Definitely Courbet for me.

pfly said...

Daumier. Feels like he has more emotional depth.

Michael5000 said...

via email: "All the way with COURBET."

lamanyana said...

Daumier

Michael5000 said...

I kind of feel like Daumier's had his run, and it's time to get serious and go forward with Courbet.

Candida said...

Courbet.

Michael5000 said...

Courbet wins a tight one, and stays alive in the Tournament with seven votes against five.

Thanks for voting!