Saturday, December 7, 2019

The Ladder of Art -- Week #50


Cast your votes for up to four of these seven artists by Saturday December 14.  For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.





Last Week's Results

1. Chase: 8
2. Holbein: 6
2. Canaletto: 6
4. Carpaccio: 5
5. Dubuffet: 4
6. Dix: 3
7. Nauman: -2



This Week's Contest



Sam Francis
1923 - 1994
American

Tournament Record: Tied for 376th. Lost to Fragonard, beat Lucian Freud, then lost to Naum Gabo. 13 votes for, 22 against (.371).





John Singleton Copley
1738-1815
American; worked in England

Tournament Record: Tied for 376th. Lost to Joseph Cornell, beat Francesco Clemente, then lost to Pieter Claesz. 13 votes for, 22 against (.371).





Vittore Carpaccio
died 1526
Venetian

Tournament Record: Placed 381st. Beat Caro and Carrà, then lost to Cassatt and Canova. Lowest-ranked ladder artist with two wins in the main Tournament. 18 votes for, 31 against (.367).
  • Placed Fourth, Week #49.





Perugino
1447ish - 1523
Italian

Tournament Record: Tied for 383rd. Lost to Francis Picabia, beat Max Pechstein, then lost to Piero di Cosimo. 11 votes for, 19 against (.367).
  • Placed Third in Week #47. 
  • Tied for First, Week #49.






Hans Holbein
1497ish - 1543
German; worked in Britain

Tournament Record: Tied for 392nd. He, Hans, lost to Winslow Homer and Gerrit van Honthorst. 9 votes for, 16 votes against (.360).
  • Tied for First in Week #44.  
  • Tied for Second in Week #46.
  • Placed Second in Week #47.
  • Placed Third in Week #48. 
  • Tied for Second, Week #49.





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

Tournament Record: Placed 448th. 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. 
  • And again in Week #32. 
  • And again in Week #34.
  • And again in Week #36. 
  • And again in Week #38. 
  • And again in Week #40. 
  • Tied for First in Week #42. 
  • Tied for First again in Week #44.
  • Tied for Second in Week #46.
  • Placed Fourth in Week #47. 
  • Placed Fourth in Week #48. 
  • Tied for Second, Week #49.





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 all of the even-numbered Ladder Weeks #2 - #20.
  • Tied for First, Week #22. 
  • Placed Third in Week #24. 
  • Tied for First, Week #25.
  • Tied for First, Week #27. 
  • Tied for Second, Weeks #29 - #32. 
  • Tied for Second, Week #33.
  • Tied for Second again in Week #34. 
  • Tied for First, Week #35.
  • Tied for Second, Weeks #37 - #40. 
  • Placed Second, Week #41. 
  • Placed Third in Week #42. 
  • Tied for First, Week #43. 
  • Placed Second, Week #45. 
  • Placed First, Week #46. 
  • Tied for First, Week #48.





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

9 comments:

Morgan said...

Francis, Carpaccio, Canaletto, Daubigny. (I'm beginning to think that Canaletto and Daubigny had their original tournament placement somewhat affected by seeding!)

Candida said...

Holbein, Daubigny, Perugino.

Chuckdaddy said...

Holbein, Daubigny, Perugino, and Carpaccio.

Nora said...

Daubigny, Francis, and Canaletto.

Elliott said...

Francis, Canaletto, Carpaccio, and Copley.

Michael5000 said...

It's nice to have the Ladder back in action. I like everybody, but I like Perugino and Hobein best.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater said...

I'll take Copely. That look on that little kid's face by the chair. What's she up to? She's about to do an upper decker on a toilet. But it would be before those times. She's going to burn something. Something naughty for sure and the guy captured it beautifully.

mrs.5000 said...

Holbein, Perugino, Copley.

Michael5000 said...

Susan says: Carpaccio, Holbein, Canaletto & Daubigny.