Saturday, August 10, 2019

The Ladder of Art -- Week #37


Cast your votes for up to four of these seven artists by Friday August 16.  For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.


With two artists coming off bye-week and a tie for fourth last week, there's only one new kid on the slate for Week #37.  Will Cosimo Rosselli become the new voters' darling?  Only we the voters can say!



Last Week's Results

1. Canaletto: 7
2. Kalf: 5
2. Marin: 5
4. Honthorst: 4
4. Verrochio: 4

6. Piero della Francesca: 2
7. Tapies:1



This Week's Contest




Cosimo Rosselli
1439 - 1507
Florentine

Tournament Record: Tied for 412th. Lost to James Rosenquist and George Romney. 7 votes for, 14 votes against (.333).





Andrea del Verrocchio
1435 - 1488
Florentine

Tournament Record: Placed 415th. Lost to Vieira da Silva, beat Veronese, and then lost to Utamaro. 10 votes for, 21 votes against (.323).
  •  Tied for Fourth in Week #36.






John Marin
1870 - 1953
American

Tournament Record: Placed 416th. Lost to Franz Marc and Theo Van Doesburg. 8 votes for, 17 votes against (.320).
  • Tied for Third in Week #35. 
  • Tied for Second in Week #36.






Gerrit van Honthorst
1590 - 1656
Dutch

Tournament Record: Placed 423rd. Lost to Pieter De Hooch, beat Hans Holbein, then lost to Hokusai. 11 votes for, 24 votes against (.314).
  • Placed First in Week #33.
  • Tied for Third in Week #35.
  • Tied for Fourth in Week #36.





William Merritt Chase
1849 - 1916
American

Tournament Record: Tied for 439th. Beaten by Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin and Christo. 6 votes for, 14 votes against (.300).
  • Placed Second, Week #26.
  • Tied for First, Week #27.
  • Placed First, Week #29.
  • Placed First, Week #31.
  • Tied for Second, Week #33. 
  • Tied for Second again, Week #34. 
  • Tied for First, Week #35.





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.
  • Placed Fourth in Week #32. 
  • Placed Fourth in Week #33. 
  • Tied for Fourth in Week #34. 
  • Tied for Third in Week #35. 
  • Tied for Second in Week #36.





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.
  • And again, Week #32. 
  • Tied for Second, Week #33.
  • Tied for Second again in Week #34. 
  • Tied for First, Week #35.





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

9 comments:

Morgan said...

Marin, van Honthorst, Kalf, Daubigny.

Michael5000 said...

I'll go with Verrochio, Chase, and... I guess I'll get back with van Honthorst, who like so many people is so much more interesting when he's being naughty than when he's being respectable.

Candida said...

Verrocchio, van Honthorst, Chase.

Chuckdaddy said...

Rosselli, Chase, Daubigny, and Kalf.

Chicago Sue said...

Daubigny and Marin

Elliott said...

Daubigny, Marin, Honthorst, and Chase.

Michael5000 said...

Susan says she'll "go with the last four: von Honthorst, Chase, Willem "Mother of Pearl" Kalf. Daubigny."

mrs.5000 said...

Chase and Verrocchio are the standouts for me in this batch.

Michael5000 said...

So let's see, we also have Nora chiming in with Daubigny, Marin, Chose, and von Honthorst.