Tuesday, January 30, 2018

The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Second Round: Thiebaud v. Teniers!

Wayne Thiebaud
Born 1920
American

Lost to Hendrick Terbrugghen in Round 1 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
Tied with Tiepolo in First Round Elimination.
Beat the U.S.S.R.'s Vladimir Tatlin in the last ever running of First Round Elimination.






David Teniers
1610 - 1690
Flemish

Beat his contemporary Gerard Ter Borch in Round 1.
Lost to Mexico's Rufino Tamayo in Round 2.






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Saturday, January 27, 2018

The Semi-Finals: Bouguereau v. Hiroshige!





"Semifinals" designates the Fourth to Seventh Rounds of the Infinite Art Tournament.  This is a Left Bracket Fourth Round Match between Adolphe William Bouguereau (4-1, 41-20, .672) and Andō Hiroshige (3-1, 27-23, .540).

Ending a remarkable Tournament career by losing to Bouguereau in Third Round Elimination was George Bellows (4-2-3, 71-45, .612). Of all of the artists to leave the Tournament thus far, he appeared the most times (nine, breaking a previous record of seven). He accumulated the most votes in favor (71) but also the most votes against (45). However, his relative "batting average" of .612 puts him in seventh place among the 372 artists who have left the Tournament, and his vote margin (26 more votes for than votes against) is the highest on record.

Probably there are some Bellows fans that would really like to see Bouguereau taken down a peg right now. But will Hiroshige have the votes to get the job done? Let's find out!



Adolphe William Bouguereau
1825 - 1905
French









Andō Hiroshige
1797 - 1858
Japanese
  • Defeated Meindert Hobbema in Round 1 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!
  • Thumped on American folk painter Edward Hicks in Round 2.
  • Beat Switzerland's Ferdinand Hodler in Round 3.
  • Lost to Remedios Varo in Round 4.






Thursday, January 25, 2018

The Infinite Art Tournament Left Bracket Second-Round Elimination GRUDGE MATCH: Whistler v. Wilkie!


It's GRUDGE MATCH time!!!   Whistler beat up on Wilkie pretty badly the first time around, but, well, we've looked at a lot of art since then, and the palette is always getting more sophistercated, and who knows!  Maybe Wilkie can muster more votes the second time around!  But remember the Grudge Match rule: Wilkie has to win outright to stay alive.  In the event of a tie, he loses the match and is booted from the Tournament.

Enjoy the match!




James Abbot McNeill Whistler
1834 - 1903
American; worked in Britain





Sir David Wilkie
1785 - 1841
British





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Tuesday, January 23, 2018

The Infinite Art Tournament Left Bracket Second-Round Elimination: Vigée Le Brun v. de Vlaminck!


As far as French Baroque painter Simon Vouet is concerned, the only good thing about today's match is that it's going to eliminate one of the two guys who knocked him out of the Tournament. That's why they call it elimination! Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun is hot off of two big wins after losing her opener to M.C. Escher, whereas Maurice de Vlaminck is back on his feet after a Second Round loss to... M.C. Escher. Probably, that means that Escher would have beaten Vouet. But that's not the match we're going to enjoy! We're going to enjoy the match of Vigée Le Brun v. de Vlaminck. Cast your votes!




Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
1755 - 1842
French





Maurice de Vlaminck
1876 - 1958
French





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Saturday, January 20, 2018

The Semi-Finals: Homer v. Kahlo!





"Semifinals" designates the Fourth to Seventh Rounds of the Infinite Art Tournament.  This is a Left Bracket Fourth Round Match between Winslow Homer (5-1, 56-22, .718) and Frida Kahlo (3-1, 33-23, .589).  Leaving the Tournament after falling to Homer in a grudge match -- after beating him by a vote in their first meeting -- is Pieter De Hooch (3-2, 26-30, .464).


Winslow Homer
1836 - 1910
American







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!!!
  • Lost to Edward Hopper in Round 4.






Thursday, January 18, 2018

The Infinite Art Tournament Left Bracket Third-Round Elimination: Marc v. Manet!


It's a battle of big-name artists today, as Franz Marc and Édouard Manet meet in Third Round Elimination. Marc arrives after a fairly brisk dispatching of Man Ray, who exits with 3 wins, 2 losses, and an overall vote total of 29-32. Manet took out Theo Van Doesburg, whose strange run through the Tournament left him with an admirable 3-2-1 record, but a vote count (29-43) that makes him the most voted against artist in the entire Tournament to date.



Franz Marc
1880 - 1916
German






Édouard Manet
1832 - 1883
French




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Tuesday, January 16, 2018

The Infinite Art Tournament Left Bracket Third-Round Elimination: Morisot v. the Master of Moulins!


Berthe Morisot and the Master of Moulins have made it to Third Round Elimination, and things might be looking a little tough for Morisot since she was beaten by Gustave Moreau back in '15 and The Master is fresh off of a victory over him. But, as followers of sport and art know, that doesn't necessarily guarantee that Mr. of Moulins will win this next match. Only your votes can decide that.

Moreau left us with a 2-2 record, 19 votes for and 25 against. Losing to Morisot by a single vote was Alphonse Mucha, who went 2-2, 22-24.



Berthe Morisot
1841 - 1895
French






Master of Moulins (probably Jean Hay)
late fifteenth century
French





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