Saturday, February 22, 2020

The Ladder of Art -- Week #60


Cast your votes for up to four of these seven artists before Leap Day.  For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.




Last Week's Results
1. Holbein: 6
1. Chase: 6
3. Boudin: 4
4. Liotard: 3
4. T. Rousseau: 3
6. Canaletto: 2
7. Etty: -2



This Week's Contest



Paul Delvaux
1897 - 1994
Belgian

Tournament Record: Tied for 356th. Beat Maurice Denis; lost to Richard Diebenkorn and Constantin Brancusi. 14 votes for, 22 against (.389).





Willi Baumeister
1889 - 1955
German

Tournament Record: Placed 359th. Lost to Frederic Bazille and Gentile Bellini. 7 votes for, 11 against (.389).





Ford Madox Brown
1821 - 1893
English

Tournament Record: Placed 360th. Defeated Broodthaers and Bronzino; lost to Tournement Champion Pieter Bruegel and George Bellows. 27 votes for, 43 against (.386).





Jean-Étienne Liotard
1702 - 1789
Swiss

Tournament Record: Placed 362nd. Defeated Lipchitz, lost to Ansel Adams and Filippino Lippi. 13 votes for, 21 against (.382).
  • Tied for Fourth in Week #59.





Théodore Rousseau
1812 - 1867
French

Tournament Record: Placed 363rd. Lost to Peter Paul Rubens, beat Roubiliac and Rouault, lost to Sisley. 16 votes for, 26 against (.381).
  • Tied for Fourth in Ladder Week #59.






Eugène Boudin
1824 - 1898
French

Tournament Record: Tied for 370th. Lost to François Boucher and Dieric Bouts. 9 votes for, 15 against (.375).
  • Tied for Second in Week #51.
  • Incorrectly counted as tied for 6th in Week #53, so dropped five rungs to a tie for 375th.  Should have tied for 4th.
  • Given another shot, tied for First in Week #55.
  • Tied for Fourth in Week #57. 
  • Tied for Third in Week #58. 
  • Placed Third in Week #59.






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.
  • Tied for First, Week #50.
  • Tied for First, Week #52.
  • Placed First, Week #54.
  • Took two weeks off while the Ladder got sorted out, then took a bye in Week #57.
  • Placed First in Week #58. 







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

8 comments:

Morgan said...

I like the new ladder entrants! Delvaux and Brown get my vote, plus Rousseau and Daubigny.

Candida said...

Yay, fresh talent!
Delvaux, Brown, Liotard, and Daubigny.

mrs.5000 said...

Brown Liotard! And Boudin Rousseau.

Chuckdaddy said...

Delvaux! At least for a few rounds. And I love me some proto-Impressionists, so I'll go with Daubigny and Boudin. But Brown? Yuck! A vote against.

Elliott said...

Delvaux, Rousseau, Daubigny, and Boudin.

Nora said...

Liotard, Rousseau, Boudin, and Daubigny.

Michael5000 said...

Well, let's see, I'll start with Baumeister. Delvaux doesn't do it for me. I can see why Chuck doesn't like Brown, but... I'll vote for... you know what, I won't. I'm looking at that babies face, and I'm not voting for Brown. So, maybe a vote for T. Rousseau? Mostly I like Baumeister.

Michael5000 said...

Susan says "Paul Delvaux, Ford Madox Brown, Boudin & the return of Dubigny.