Thursday, January 26, 2017

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round Two: Sisley v. Sittow!

Alfred Sisley
1839 - 1899
French

Beat David Alfaro Siqueiros in Round 1.







Michiel Sittow
1468 - 1525ish
Estonian; worked internationally

Defeated scupltor Claus Sluter in Round 1.







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.

11 comments:

Christine M. said...

Sittow

Morgan said...

Sisley

Nichim said...

Sittow

mrs.5000 said...

Oh, they're both marvelous. I'm going with Sisley.

Michael5000 said...

Votes both ways on FB: Mariah likes Sisley, but Rebecca says "Sittow is a really under-known and under-appreciated artist. BUT, he's getting a show at the National Gallery next year. Or one could see it in Estonia after it closes in D.C."

pfly said...

Sittow. Eesti stronk!

boonec1974 said...

Brutal decision, I love them both. I'll go with Sisley for mastering snow.

Michael5000 said...

Susan votes for Sittow -- "hard choice."

Candida said...

I love Sittow's clarity, but I'm just charmed by Sisley.

Michael5000 said...

Uh oh, I likes them both a lot...

Michael5000 said...

Ooh, interesting... my waffling left me in a position to break a tie in favor of the artist of my choice -- except that, one of the unwritten rules (or maybe it's written, I forget) is that I can't do anything at countin' time that would change a result. Therefore, it's France 5, Estonia 5, a tie that will be resolved over the coming week by pairing Sisley and Sittow against H. Rousseau and Rubens, who tied in their own Round Two match a few months back. Let the art continue!