Saturday, April 28, 2018

The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Third Round: Stella v. Tamayo!



Frank Stella
born 1936
American






Rufino Tamayo
1899 - 1991
Mexican
  • Beat Yves Tanguy in Round 1.
  • Held off Dutch Master David Teniers in Round 2 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
  • Lost to Jean Tinguely in Round 3 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!




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Thursday, April 26, 2018

The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Third Round Tiebreaker: Zorn v. Tissot!

This is the other half of the tiebreaker pair that started on Tuesday.



Anders Zorn
1860 - 1920
Swedish







James Tissot
1836 - 1902
French
  • Beat Tintoretto in Round 1 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
  • Put a big upset on Titian in Round 2.
  • Lost big to J.M.W. Turner in Round 3.





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Tuesday, April 24, 2018

The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Third Round Tiebreaker: Raeburn v. Vieira da Silva!

Until recently, if you'd asked which IAT artist had been in the most ties, the answer would have been "it's a tie."  But no longer.  Sir Henry Raeburn has become, and probably will remain, the King of Ties, having fought to a draw for a remarkable fourth time against Sweden's Anders Zorn.  Meanwhile, Vieira da Silva locked up with Tissot in another "Left Third" match, so we're ready for some tie-breaking.  Raeburn takes on Vieira da Silva today; Zorn will try his luck against Tissot on Thursday.  Who will win?  Us, my friends: us, the art enthusiasts.

Meanwhile, for the good of the order: the matter of Sisley v. van Ruisdael is struggling a bit to make quorum, as sometimes happens with matches that launch during the Christmas season. If you haven't registered your preference there, remember: YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!



Sir Henry Raeburn
1756 - 1823
British







Maria Elena Vieira da Silva
1908 - 1992
Portuguese; worked in France





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Saturday, April 21, 2018

The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Third Round: de Vlaminck v. Waterhouse!





Maurice de Vlaminck
1876 - 1958
French






John William Waterhouse
1849 - 1917
English
  • Beat Antoine Watteau decisively in Round 1.
  • Fended off Carel Weight in Round 2.
  • Lost to Rogier Van der Weyden in Round 3.




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Thursday, April 19, 2018

The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Third Round: Whistler v. Vuillard!




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






Édouard Vuillard
1868 - 1940
French
  • Trounced Edward Wadsworth in Round 1.
  • Defeated American Andy Warhol in Round 2.
  • Lost to M. C. Escher in Round 3.





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Tuesday, April 17, 2018

The Infinite Art Tournament Left Bracket Second-Round Elimination semi-tiebreak: Sluter v. Duchamp!


This is the second half of the "semi-tiebreak" duo that started last Thursday. These two are vying for the chance to take on Lord Leighton in the Third Round.



Claus Sluter
1380ish - 1405
Dutch; worked in France.





Marcel Duchamp
1887 - 1968
French





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