Saturday, March 28, 2020

The Ladder of Art -- Week #65


Cast your votes for up to four of these seven artists by Friday April 3.  For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.




Last Week's Results
1. Daubigny: 7
2. Van Goyen: 6
3. Ensor: 5
3. Oudry: 5
3. Boudin: 5
6. Holbein: 4
7. Moore: 0


This Week's Contest




Theo Van Doesburg
1883 - 1931
Dutch

Tournament Record: Placed 345th. Tied with Dobson, lost to Haeckel, beat Marin, Martini, and Martin, and lost to Manet.  29 votes for, 43 against (.403). Lowest ranked artist to win three times.





Jan van Goyen
1598 - 1656
Dutch

Tournament Record: Placed 346th.  Lost to Francisco Goya, beat Benozzo Gozzoli, and lost to Natalia Gontcharova.  14 votes for, 21 against (.400).
  • Placed 2nd in Week #64.






James Ensor
1860 - 1949
Belgium's famous painter

Tournament Record: Tied for 347th. Beat Sir Jacob Epstein; lost to Thomas Eakins and Max Ernst. 14 votes for, 21 against (.400).
  • Tied for Third in Week #64.





Jean Baptiste Oudry
1686 - 1755
French

Tournament Record: Tied for 347th. Finished First in Phase 1, Flight 9 and in Phase 2, Flight 6 of the Play-In Tournament. Beat Gerrard Dou; Lost to Metsu and Millet. 14 votes for, 21 against (.400). Lowest-performing artist from the play-in tournament.
  • Tied for Third in Week #64.





Piet Mondrian
1872 - 1944
Dutch

Tournament Record: Placed 351st. Tied with László Moholy-Nagy; lost to Sir William Orpen and Auguste Rodin. 14 votes for, 21 against (.400).
  • Tied for First in Week #63.





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. 
  • Tied for Second in Week #60.
  • Placed Second in Week #61. 
  • Placed Second in Week #62. 
  • Placed Third in Week #63. 
  • Tied for Third in Week #64. 





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. 
  • Placed First, Weeks #37, 39, & 41. 
  • Tied for First in Week #43.
  • Placed First, Weeks #45, 47, 49 & 51.
  • Placed First again in Week #53.  He took his bye in Week #54, and then waited a few weeks for the Ladder to catch back up to him.
  • Placed First in Week #57. 
  • Tied for First in Week #59. 
  • Placed First in Week #61. 
  • Tied for First in Week #63.





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

Saturday, March 21, 2020

The Ladder of Art -- Week #64


Cast your votes for up to four of these seven artists by Friday March 27.  For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.




Last Week's Results
1. Mondrian: 5
1. Chase: 5
3. Holbein: 4
4. Boudin: 3
5. Kirchner: 2
5. Riley: 2
7. Polke: -1



This Week's Contest



Jan van Goyen
1598 - 1656
Dutch

Tournament Record: Placed 346th.  Lost to Francisco Goya, beat Benozzo Gozzoli, and lost to Natalia Gontcharova.  14 votes for, 21 against (.400).





James Ensor
1860 - 1949
Belgium's famous painter

Tournament Record: Tied for 347th. Beat Sir Jacob Epstein; lost to Thomas Eakins and Max Ernst. 14 votes for, 21 against (.400).





Henry Moore
1898 - 1986
British

Tournament Record: Tied for 347th. Lost to Monet, beat Sir Thomas Lawrence, lost to Berthe Morisot. 14 votes for, 21 against (.400).





Jean Baptiste Oudry
1686 - 1755
French

Tournament Record: Tied for 347th. Finished First in Phase 1, Flight 9 and in Phase 2, Flight 6 of the Play-In Tournament. Beat Gerrard Dou; Lost to Metsu and Millet. 14 votes for, 21 against (.400). Lowest-performing artist from the play-in tournament.





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. 
  • Tied for Second in Week #60.
  • Placed Second in Week #61. 
  • Placed Second in Week #62. 
  • Placed Third in Week #63. 






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. 
  • Tied for First, Week #50. 
  • Tied for First, Week #52.
  • Tied for Second in Week #54.
  • Had a week off during Week #55.
  • Tied for First in Week #56.
  • Tied for Third in Week #58.
  • Tied for First in Week #59. 
  • Tied for Third in Week #61. 
  • Placed Third in Week #62. 
  • Placed Second in Week #63.





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 in Weeks #48, #50, and #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 Weeks #58, #60, and #62.




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

Saturday, March 14, 2020

The Ladder of Art -- Week #63


Cast your votes for up to four of these seven artists by Friday March 20.  For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.




Last Week's Results
1. Daubigny: 6
2. Boudin: 5
3.
Holbein: 4
4. Kirchner: 3
5. Delvaux: 2
6. Kline: 1
7. Lanyon: -1



This Week's Contest



Sigmar Polke
1941 - 2010
German

Tournament Record: Placed 350th. Beat Poliakoff; lost to Pollock and Piper. 12 votes for, 18 against (.400).





Piet Mondrian
1872 - 1944
Dutch

Tournament Record: Placed 351st. Tied with László Moholy-Nagy; lost to Sir William Orpen and Auguste Rodin. 14 votes for, 21 against (.400).





Bridget Riley
Born 1931
British

Tournament Record: Placed 352nd. Tied with Jean-Paul Riopelle, lost to Paula Modersohn-Becker, beat Luca Signorelli, lost to Rubens. 17 votes for, 26 against (.395).





Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
1880 - 1938
German; worked in Switzerland

Tournament Record: Tied for 354th. Defeated R B Kitaj; lost to Banksy and Franz Kline. 16 votes for, 25 against (.390).
  •  Placed Fourth in Week #63.






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. 
  • Tied for Second in Week #60.
  • Placed Second in Week #61. 
  • Placed Second in Week #62. 







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. 
  • Tied for First, Week #50. 
  • Tied for First, Week #52.
  • Tied for Second in Week #54.
  • Had a week off during Week #55.
  • Tied for First in Week #56.
  • Tied for Third in Week #58.
  • Tied for First in Week #59. 
  • Tied for Third in Week #61. 
  • Placed Third in Week #62. 






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. 
  • Placed First, Weeks #37, 39, & 41. 
  • Tied for First in Week #43.
  • Placed First, Weeks #45, 47, 49 & 51.
  • Placed First again in Week #53.  He took his bye in Week #54, and then waited a few weeks for the Ladder to catch back up to him.
  • Placed First in Week #57. 
  • Tied for First in Week #59. 
  • Placed First in Week #61.






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

Saturday, March 7, 2020

The Ladder of Art -- Week #62


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




Last Week's Results
1. Chase: 8
2. Boudin: 7
3.
Holbein: 5
3. Delvaux: 5
5. T. Rousseau: 4
5. Savery: 4
7. Parmiaginino: 1




This Week's Contest



Franz Kline
1910 - 1962
American

Tournament Record: Placed 353rd. Lost to Gustav Klimt, beat Yves Klein and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, lost to Klimt again. 2 votes for, 2 against (.392).






Peter Lanyon
1918 - 1964
British

Tournament Record: Tied for 354th. Lost to Georges de La Tour, beat Nicolas Lancret, lost to Andres Amador. 16 votes for, 25 against (.390).





Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
1880 - 1938
German; worked in Switzerland

Tournament Record: Tied for 354th. Defeated R B Kitaj; lost to Banksy and Franz Kline. 16 votes for, 25 against (.390).





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).
  • Tied for Second in Week #60.
  • Tied for Third in Week #61.





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. 
  • Tied for Second in Week #60.
  • Placed Second in Week #61. 






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. 
  • Tied for First, Week #50. 
  • Tied for First, Week #52.
  • Tied for Second in Week #54.
  • Had a week off during Week #55.
  • Tied for First in Week #56.
  • Tied for Third in Week #58.
  • Tied for First in Week #59. 
  • Tied for Third in Week #61. 





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. 
  • Place First in Week #60. 






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