Tuesday, June 30, 2015

The Infinite Art Tournament Left Bracket Second-Round Elimination: Hausmann v. Kokoschka!


Willem de Kooning and Jeff Koons came in together, and they go out together. Both artists left us this week with records of 1-2, with de Kooning falling to Oskar Kokoschka and Koons overpowered by Raoul Hausmann.

Today's contestants share a loss to Domenico Ghirlandaio. Hausmann fared better against the Florentine master than did Kokoschka, but that doesn't matter today, as they go head to head for the right to survive into the Third Round!




Raoul Hausmann
1886 - 1971
Austrian; worked in Germany and France






Oskar Kokoschka
1886 - 1980
Austrian; worked internationally





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, but likely much longer.

13 comments:

Christine M. said...

Hausmann

boonec1974 said...

Hausmann here too. I just feel like Kokoschka might have taken the "show the brushstrokes" thing a bit too far.

Morgan said...

Hausmann. I find it difficult to look at that second Kokoschka.

Michael5000 said...

"Hausmann. Hausmann. Hausmann." says Mariah, via Facebook.

Ezra said...

Hausmann

pfly said...

Oh, well. I like Dada but I like Kokoschka more. And he did more than just these. I especially like that one of a bridge that hung near the entrance of the Albright-Knox when I was a kid....

DrSchnell said...

Hausmann

Michael5000 said...

Susan says Kokoscka

Elliott said...

I hate both, but if I have to choose, Kokoschka.

Michael5000 said...

I kind of like Kokoschka. I'm kind of surprised that Elliott doesn't like him more, too.

Candida said...

Kokoschka.

lamanyana said...

Hausmann

Michael5000 said...

Lamanyana clinches it for Herr Hausmann, who escapes to art another day by a 7-5 margin. He'll take on Kupka in the Third Round.