Thursday, March 23, 2017

The Infinite Art Tournament, First Elimination Round #57/64


Faceoff #1: Riopelle v. Stella

Jean-Paul Riopelle
1923 - 2002
Canadian

Tied with Bridget Riley in his first stab at the First Round.
Lost to Adriaen van Ostade in a second try at Round 1 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!



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Frank Stella
born 1936
American

Lost to Dutch master Jan Steen in Round 1 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!





Faceoff #2: Stuart v. Stubbs

Gilbert Stuart
1755 - 1828
American

Beaten easily by Clyfford Still in Round 1.



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George Stubbs
1724 - 1806
British

Made short work of by Graham Sutherland in Round 1.





Vote for the two artists of your choice! Votes generally go in the comments, but have been known to arrive by email, by postcard, or in a sealed envelope.

Please note that you may vote only once in each face-off.  Opining that both of the artists in one of the two face-offs is superior to the other is fine, but casting your votes for two artists in the same face-off is not permissible.

11 comments:

Morgan said...

Stella, Stubbs

DrSchnell said...

Stella, Stubbs

Christine M. said...

Stella, Stuart

boonec1974 said...

Stella and Stuart

Nichim said...

Stella & Stuart

Michael5000 said...

Susan votes for Stella and Stubbs.

mrs.5000 said...

Stella and Stubbs.

pfly said...

stella, stubbs

Michael5000 said...

Both of the first two over both of the... oh, wait. Stupid rules. Let's go Stella and Stuart.

Candida said...

Stella, Stubbs.

Michael5000 said...

And voting's complete here, with Stella delivering a 10-0 skunking on poor Riopelle up top, and Stubbs beating Stuart by a 6-4 two-vote swing down at the bottom. There have only been a handful of skunks in the Tournament; we'll see if Stella can keep up that kind of momentum against Clifford Still this week!