Frederic Leighton
1830 - 1896
British
Tied with Fernand Léger in his first try at Round One.
Tied with Paula Modersohn-Becker in his second try at Round One.
Tied with Adriaen van Ostade in his third try at the First Round.
-----
Antoni Tàpies
1923 - 2012
Spanish
Tied with Vladimir Tatlin in his first try at Round One.
----
Vote for the artist of your choice! Votes go in the comments. Commentary and links to additional work are welcome. Polls open for at least one month past posting.
14 comments:
Mariah votes for Leighton on FB.
Leighton
Leighton by a country mile. I don't get Tapies at all.
I'm with UnwiseOwl on this one - Leighton by a mile.
Leighton
We've got Grace going for Leighton and Ann going for Tapies on Facebook.
Tapies for me, but I understand the votes against.
Tapies
Leighton
Susan votes for Lord Leighton.
I'll go for Leighton.
Leighton, with a happy nod to the pasting he takes in the fine novel The Last Samurai.
Easy! Leighton.
Lord Leighton gets the win! Lord Leighton gets the win! His eleven to three victory here gives him a 1-0-3 record and has to make you wonder how he'll fare in subsequent rounds. We'll find out next weekend!
Post a Comment