Saturday, February 7, 2015

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round FOUR: Hopper v. Kahlo!


It's the first weekend of the month!   In the Fourth Round today, it's a North American twentieth century showdown!  Hopper v. Kahlo -- and your vote counts!



Edward Hopper
1882 - 1967
American
  • Took out French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon in Round 1.
  • Knocked Raoul Dufy into the Left Bracket in Round 2.
  • Had a solid victory over Ingres in Round 3.







Frida Kahlo
1907 - 1954
Mexican

  • Crushed Donald Judd in Round 1.
  • Snuck by Dutch master Jacob Jordaens in Round 2.
  • Edged by sentimentalist Adolphe William Bouguereau in Round 3 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!








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.

15 comments:

Christine M. said...

Tough one. I'll go with Kahlo.

Michael5000 said...

Linda drops for Hopper on Facebook.

Laura said...

Gah. They're both great. But I like Hopper a smidge more.

Morgan said...

You know, I really like Khalo. I like the idea of Khalo more than the idea of Hopper. But I like Hopper more, so I'll vote for him.

pfly said...

I myself might pick Kahlo, but three other in family say Hopper, so Hopper!

Michael5000 said...

A very vigorous vote by email for Hopper, "one of my favorite 20th Century artists up against one of my most disliked."

Elliott said...

I like the Mexican artist better.

Chuckdaddy said...

How far is Hopper going to have to get for us to see Nighthawks? I like both, but will slightly lean Kahlo (aka Bougeureau slayer)

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater said...

These are a couple of really famous artists. This must be the final four, right?

I'm going to cast a vote for Hopper. He's my boy!

mrs.5000 said...

Put me in the vigorously pro-Hopper camp. I think he aces this in every category, not excluding "Psychological Insight" and "Fairy Tales of the Americas."

DrSchnell said...

Kahlo

Michael5000 said...

I like the idea of Kahlo more than the Kahlo. Although for that matter, I like the idea of the Hopper more than the Hopper. But I like the Hopper more than the Kahlo.

lamanyana said...

Hopper, but it makes me sad to vote against Kahlo.

Candida said...

Hopper.

Michael5000 said...

Hopper prevails without too much trouble here, stacking up ten votes against Kahlo's four. Both of them continue into the semi-finals, but Hopper is still undefeated and in the right-hand brackets.