Saturday, July 6, 2019

The Ladder of Art -- Week #32


Cast your votes for up to four of these seven artists by Friday July 12.  For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.


Froment falls at the second hurdle, Andre takes his spot, and Kalf continues to hang tough.  Is it Chase week or Canaletto week?  And what do we think of the new kids? 


Last Week's Results



This Week's Contest




William Dobson
1610 - 1646
English

Tournament Record: Placed 424th. Tied with Theo Van Doesburg, then lost to Tim Ely and Malevich. 11 votes for, 24 votes against (.314).






Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
1696 - 1770
Venetian

Tournament Record: Placed 425th. Lost to Jean Tinguely, tied Wayne Thiebaud, and lost to Johann Zoffany. 10 votes for, 22 votes against (.313).






Jean-Paul Riopelle
1923 - 2002
Canadian

Tournament Record: Placed 426th. Tied with Bridget Riley, then lost to Adriaen van Ostade and Stella. 9 votes for, 20 votes against (.310).






Carl Andre
b. 1935
American

Tournament Record: Placed 428th. Beat Jacobo Amigoni, but then lost to Albrecht Altdorfer and Albers. 12 votes for, 27 votes against (.308).
  • Placed 3rd in Week #31.





Canaletto
1697 - 1768
Italian (Venetian); also worked in England

Tournament Record: Placed 448th, actually. Beat Robert Campin, then lost to Caravaggio and Alexander Calder. 7 votes for, 17 votes against (.292).
  • Placed First in Week #24. 
  • Placed First again in Week #26. 
  • Placed First again in Week #28. 
  • And again in Week #30.






Willem Kalf
1622 - 1693
Dutch

Tournament Record: Tied for 454th. Lost to Wassily Kandinsky and Richard Parkes Bonington. 7 votes for, 18 votes against (.280).
  • Tied for First in Week #22.
  • Placed Second in Week #24.
  • Tied for Third in Week #25.
  • Placed Fourth in Week #26
  • Placed Third in Week #27.
  • Placed Second in Week #28. 
  • Tied for Second in Week #29.
  • Placed Fourth in Week #30. 
  • Placed Fourth in Week #31






Charles-François Daubigny
1817 - 1878
French

Tournament Record: Placed 505th.  Lost to Salvador Dali and Aelbert Cuyp. 4 votes for, 26 votes against (.133).
  • Finished First in Ladder Week #2.
  • Finished First again in Week #4.
  • ...and again in Week #6.
  • ...and in Week #8.
  • ...and in Week #10. 
  • ...and in Week #12. 
  • ...and in Week #14. 
  • ...and in Week #16.
  • ...and in Week #18. 
  • ...and in Week #20. 
  • Tied for First, Week #22. 
  • Placed Third in Week #24. 
  • Tied for First, Week #25.
  • Tied for First, Week #27. 
  • Tied for Second, Week #29. 
  • Placed Second, Week #30. 
  • Placed Second again, Week #31






Cast up to four votes in the comments by Friday morning!

8 comments:

Morgan said...

Andre/Canaletto/Kalf/Chase. I almost cast a negative vote for Tiepolo, who rubs me the wrong way.

Candida said...

Andre, Canaletto.

Nore said...

Riopelle, andre, Canaletto, and Daubigny.

Elliott said...

Vote for Tiepolo, Daubigny and Canaletto.

Vote against Riopelle.

boonec1974 said...

I'm ready to move one from Daubigny, Canaletto, and Kalf, but it's hard to when the new competition is so lacklustre to me. So they'll all get my vote again.

As for my fourth? Despite the return of the giant Cinnabon, I'll give it to Andre, who has a way with cubes.

mrs.5000 said...

Hmmmm. Well, I'll say Canaletto and Dobson.

Michael5000 said...

Susan says "Dobson, Canaletto, Kalf, Daubigny."

Michael5000 said...

Oh, I dunno. Let's say Andre and Daubigny.